When the Morning Doesn't Come | 80s-Inspired Heavy Rock Ballad

The news went quiet after ten The power failed across the town I found the candles in the drawer And set them on the table now Your mother called from down the hall The kids were asking what was wrong I said, "Come sit here next to me" And tried to keep my voice from shaking [Pre-Chorus] I don't know how much time we have I don't know what to say But there's one thing I need you to know Before the night is gone [Chorus] When the morning doesn't come When the sun forgets to rise I'll be right here beside you Till the last light leaves the sky If the whole world falls apart And there's nothing we can do I won't spend our final hours Anywhere but here with you When the morning doesn't come [Verse 2] I helped our little girl to bed She asked if school was closed tomorrow I said, "We'll see, now close your eyes" And kissed her on the forehead Our boy brought out his favorite book The one we've read a hundred times He said, "Can you read it once again?" I said, "Of course, we've got the time" [Chorus] When the morning doesn't come When the sun forgets to rise I'll be right here beside you Till the last light leaves the sky If the whole world falls apart And there's nothing we can do I won't spend our final hours Anywhere but here with you When the morning doesn't come [Short Melodic Guitar Break] [Bridge: Piano and heartbeat-like toms] I wish I'd taken more days off I wish I'd made it home on time I wish I'd listened when you talked Instead of saying, "I'll be fine" You took my hand and said, "You're here" And that was all I needed then We heard the children down the hall And went to sit with them again [Final Chorus: Full band, raw vocal release] When the morning doesn't come When the sun forgets to rise I'll be right here beside you Till the last light leaves the sky If the whole world falls apart And there's nothing we can do I won't spend our final hours Anywhere but here with you When the morning doesn't come [Outro: Drums fall away, piano and low guitar] The little one was fast asleep Our boy was leaning on your side I held you both a little closer And watched the candles burn [Final Resolved Chord]