Good Morning Anyway

Intro Curtains turning yellow Kitchen clock says ten past nine Kettle singing by itself Guess it started without mine Verse 1 Missed the first alarm Then I missed the second too Found one clean sock Couldn’t find the other shoe Toast went cold beside me While I watched the sunlight move The plant beside the window Needed water, so I moved Put my favorite record on Forgot which song I meant to play The room was still a little dark But I got dressed anyway Pre-Chorus If all I did was cross the floor Then count the distance, count it all No finish line, no cheering crowd Still, I answered when you called Chorus I opened the window I answered your name Put sugar in my coffee And washed one little plate I’m still here this morning So good morning anyway Even when the blue sky Doesn’t make the blue go away I found a clean shirt I let the daylight stay I’m still here this morning Good morning anyway Post-Chorus La-la-la, one ordinary day La-la-la, I made it here today 오늘도 여기 있어 Good morning anyway Verse 2 Three unread messages Waiting underneath your name Typed, “Sorry I went quiet” Then deleted it again Finally sent a sticker Three whole days embarrassingly late You sent a little heart back Like I hadn’t made you wait Took the things I’m meant to take With half a glass of water down Brushed my hair and tied it back Then walked once around the town Bought a drink I didn’t need Just to hear the cashier say “Have a good one,” like the good one Could be something small today Pre-Chorus The world keeps asking where I’m going Like standing still means standing wrong But some days staying is the journey Some days breathing is the song Chorus I opened the window I answered your name Put sugar in my coffee And washed one little plate I’m still here this morning So good morning anyway Even when the blue sky Doesn’t make the blue go away I found a clean shirt I let the daylight stay I’m still here this morning Good morning anyway Post-Chorus La-la-la, one ordinary day La-la-la, I made it here today 오늘도 여기 있어 Good morning anyway Bridge If you heard me say “good morning” And thought it was just something people say I was telling you I made it Through the hours I never name Every small and simple motion Was a flare against the dark Every curtain pulled open Was me searching for a spark I wasn’t promising forever I could never promise that I was placing one more morning In the space behind my back So if all I have is breakfast And a message I can send I will call that little morning Something worthy of the end Final Chorus I opened the window I answered your name Put sugar in my coffee And washed one little plate I’m still here this morning So good morning anyway The blue is still inside me But it didn’t make me fade I watered the flowers I let the daylight stay I’m still here this morning Good morning anyway If tomorrow finds me tired I don’t have to be okay I only have to meet it In whatever little way I’m still here this morning Hear every word I say I’m still here this morning Good morning anyway Final Post-Chorus La-la-la, one ordinary day La-la-la, I made it here today 오늘도 여기 있어 Good morning anyway La-la-la, no miracle to claim La-la-la, but I am here the same 오늘도 여기 있어 Good morning anyway Outro Curtains turning yellow Kitchen clock says ten past nine One cup drying by the sink One more morning that is mine