The story
He stops chasing the life everybody else approved.
At the dinner table, they ask for a five-year plan, but he is staring at a spreadsheet full of answers he barely understands. He sells his suits, buys a truck, and moves to a town with one traffic light, where mornings are slow, the porch is quiet, and love is only real if it is not a chore. The turn comes when he realizes what he wants has been here all along.
Lyrics
Verse 1
They asked me at the dinner table, what's the five-year plan Got a spreadsheet full of answers that I barely understand I checked the boxes, climbed the ladder, played the part they drew But somewhere in the climbing, I forgot to ask what's true
Pre-Chorus
Everybody's got opinions on the life I'm supposed to lead But nobody ever asked the one thing that I actually need
Chorus
What I want is mornings slow and coffee on the porch What I want is someone real and love that's not a chore I want the sound of nothing, I want the weight of less What I want is simple, and I'm done pretending that it's not enough
Verse 2
I sold my suits and bought a truck, my daddy thought I'd lost my mind Moved to a town with one traffic light and left the rat race far behind I wake up with the roosters now, I fall asleep with stars And for the first time in forever, I don't feel like who I was
Chorus
What I want is mornings slow and coffee on the porch What I want is someone real and love that's not a chore I want the sound of nothing, I want the weight of less What I want is simple, and I'm done pretending that it's not enough
Verse 3
So you can keep the titles and the office with a view Keep the happy hours that aren't happy and the pretending that you do I found my peace in the simple things the world forgot to sell And what I want is exactly what I have, and I'm doing well
Bridge
It took losing everything the world said I should keep To find the only thing that lets me fall asleep A clear sky, a full heart, a life that's finally mine What I want was here the whole time
The sound
Laid-back, contented country at 90 BPM. Mellow acoustic guitar, light mandolin, warm bass, and a relaxed, unhurried drum groove. Production feels like a deep exhale. Comfortable and grounded, like sitting on a porch watching the world slow down. Think finding-yourself anthem with country simplicity.