“It’s like you said, the album’s gotta be a smash,” Jamie added. “The story’ll write itself.”
“We do need a smash,” Jamie Sr. repeated. His expression was inscrutable as he swirled his right pointer finger in the air. “We’ll also need advance approval before it’s published, and?—”
“I’ll stick to the talking points,” Jamie interjected. “I’ll keep the story on the right track with her, make sure it goes down in history. For my legacy.” That was one way to put it.
“Legacy is everything,” Jamie Sr. said, nodding.
Jamie’s heart hiccupped into his throat. Had he really pulled this off? “You won’t regret it.”
“Better see to it that I don’t,” his father answered, ducking through the doorway.
LYRICS - “MIDNIGHT GOSPEL”
— JAMIE CRAWFORD JR. (2026)
Verse #1
I tried to bury that part of me
But you dug me up whole
Lying next to you,
My lies weren’t no lighter
So I tried to hold you tighter
Than this whiskey in my glass
Hoped that darkness came to pass
Prayed it stayed hidden
At daybreak
But I knew it’d come to light
Bridge
Never trust a map if it leads
You to me
I’ll only show you a dead end
Make youforget what’s real
Darling, these scars on me
Ain’t the kind that heal
Chorus
Do you know who I am now?
Am I the man you knew?
Am I worthy of
