Blues with slow swung pocket and brushed snare, walking bass, muted electric guitar fills, and a call-and-response chorus; verse stays intimate and story-like, pre-chorus tightens with bass push, chorus opens with gang vocal repeats on the anchor line. Add harmonica stabs, tape-worn room ambience, and a short turnaround between sections. Warm gritty mix, close-mic vocal with smoky grit and subtle spring reverb., blues