Check Yes If

(Vibe: “Check Yes or No” — innocent love; twist: asking if she’ll love him through trauma)Tone: Sweet, nostalgic, vulnerable**
Verse 1
Back in school I passed you little notes,Hearts and scribbles and shy love quotes.But life got heavy and the years turned cold,And the boy you loved came back from war old.Now I sit here holding a pen again,Asking a woman to love a wounded man.Simple words on a wrinkled sheet—But damn, girl, they’re everything I need.
Verse 2
I ain’t asking you to fix my past,Just hold my hand when nightmares blast.Laugh with me on the better days,Help me find my softer ways.So here’s my question, plain and true—Do you still want a life with me and you?I circled “yes,” but the choice is yours—Like the notes we passed through classroom doors.
Pre-Chorus
Love was easy when we were young—Now it’s earned in battles won.
Chorus
Check yes if you’ll stay while I heal,If you’ll love what’s bruised but real.Check yes if your heart still knowsThe boy inside the man that shows.Check yes, darlin’, if what we feelIs worth the timeTo heal.
Bridge
Some questions only love can answer—And yours could be my cure for cancer.

* Instruments: Acoustic, fiddle, soft drums, piano accents