maybe by monday

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[Intro - Bass Groove, Congas]
[Verse 1]
The demo's almost finished, just the bridge
The drummer found a tempo he can keep
The guy who runs the venue on the strip
Said maybe we could open — nothing cheap
I told her over breakfast, hold your breath
The phone could ring on Monday, I can feel it
She poured the coffee, handed me the cream
And smiled the way you smile at someone's dream
[Chorus]
Maybe by Monday the stars will align
Maybe by Monday I'll get us more time
The ring is in the dresser, the lease is on the shelf
Maybe by Monday I'll be someone else
[Verse 2]
Her sister married someone with a desk
Her roommate from college bought a yard
She tells her mother everything is fine
He's working on it — working all the time
The calendar is full of circled days
That came and went like opening night reviews
I keep rehearsing for a curtain call
On stages that keep changing all the rules
[Chorus]
Maybe by Monday the stars will align
Maybe by Monday I'll get us more time
The ring is in the dresser, the lease is on the shelf
Maybe by Monday I'll be someone else
[Bridge - Shift, More Intimate]
She doesn't ask about the gig no more
She used to sit in front and sing along
She used to tape the setlist to the fridge
Four years of Mondays and she's not that strong
I'm not a liar — I believe it too
The break is coming, I can taste the stage
But the ring is getting dusty in the drawer
And her patience reads like the last page
[Instrumental Break - Synth and Marimba, Reflective]
[Verse 3]
I saw her looking at apartments — one
Bedroom, south side, closer to her work
She left the listing folded by the sink
The way you leave a letter you can't word
The band played Tuesday to eleven people
Wednesday I came home and played her something new
She sat and listened with her coat still on
And said it's beautiful — the way things used to do
[Final Chorus - Slower, Weight]
Maybe by Monday the stars will align
Maybe by Monday we won't be out of time
The ring is in the dresser, the lease is on the shelf
Maybe by Monday
Maybe by Monday
Maybe by Monday
[Outro - Bass Only, Fading]
The phone is gonna ring
[End]

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