Misc Originals – Daniel Deleon - Lantern Year (Guitar)

A#m              C#
Candles hum in a kitchen glow,

A#m                        G#
The house is full, but the night feels slow.

F#                C#
A year ago, I was running blind,

A#m              G#
Chasing titles I may never find.

A#m              C#
Now her laughter fills the hall,

A#m                        G#
Tiny hands pressing prints on the wall.

F#                   C#
And he’s beside me, so steady and true

A#m                  G#
Not holding me back, just pulling me through.

F#                     A#m
I’ve built a life that feels like mine,

F#               G#
Not by accident, but by design.

F#         C#
This is my lantern year

F#                G#
Bright and alive, unafraid and so clear.

F#                   C#
I still roam through oceans and through skies,

F#                                       G#
But her smile’s the compass, the reason, the need and the why.

F#                C#
The work hums on, but it’s not my chain;

F#                      G#
I’ve planted roots, and I’ve staked my claim.

F#          C#
Every mile, every night right here,

D#m               A#m
Burns in the glow of this lantern year.

A#m                   C#
We’ve built a circle, faces new,

A#m                   G#
Neighbors, friends- a woven crew.

F#                    C#
Around the table or in the pines

A#m                   G#
This patchwork life unites as mine.

A#m                 C#
The baby grows, the world spins fast.

F#                  G#
We travel heavier, but the love holds vast.

F#                  C#
Each unknown harbor can harvest gold

F#              G#
A story told, a hand to hold.

F#                  A#m
I didn’t slow down. I just turned.

A#m                 G#
Toward the roads I’d always yearned.

F#             A#m
Not the noise, nor the crown

F#                                      G#
But the laughter, the love, the spirit, the here and the now.

F#         C#
This is my lantern year

F#                G#
Bright and alive, unafraid and so clear.

F#                        C#
We still chase mountains, we still fish for the stars,

F#                        G#
But the home we’ve built is where we are.

F#                 C#
The work can wait, the noise can fade;

F#               G#
This is the life I chose to make.

F#          C#
Every mile, every night right here,

D#m               A#m
Burns in the glow of this lantern year.

A#m           C#
Candles fade, the house breathes deep.

F#               G#
She stirs softly in her sleep.

F#            C#
And for once, I don’t want to roam

D#m                   G#
I’ve found the light. I’ve built the home.

D#m                   G#
I’ve found the light. I’ve built the home.