[Intro - Male] Leaf pile you pushed me in I still have oak in my shirt [Verse 1 - Male country] Saturday yard, rake leaning, two bags already tied You said do not even think it with that look in your eye I thought it anyway. I took two steps and let you fall into a pile we spent an hour building against the wall of the garage. You came up laughing with a leaf in your teeth Leaf pile you pushed me in—wait, I did the deed You said you would get me back and you did before I stood Shoulder in my chest, sky for a second, then the wood of old leaves under me and your hair in my face Whole neighborhood could see and I did not want a safer place I have done harder work for worse reasons than this Leaf pile you pushed me in is the best kind of mess [Pre-Chorus - Male sung] Play first truth second that is how the good nights get reckoned [Verse 2 - Female rap] I did not come to his yard to lose a wrestling match I came because he asked and I like the way we attach ordinary chores to a feeling I still half deny Then he pushed me in the leaves and I forgot to be sly City coat, county oak, lipstick on a dry leaf I came up talking trash with a smile underneath the performance of being annoyed. I was not annoyed I was glad somebody still plays like a kid employed full time in a grown body. I shoved him back down Leaf pile you pushed me in became a borrowed crown of gold and brown and the smell of the year giving out I rapped a threat. I meant a thank you. That is what this is about [Pre-Chorus - Female sung] Play first truth second I can be both and I do not need it questioned [Chorus - Both] Leaf pile you pushed me in oak and maple in my hair Laughing like the season had no right to be this fair Leaf pile you pushed me in dirt on my good jeans I would rather be ridiculous than careful in the in-betweens Leaf pile you pushed me in then I pushed you too If this is how we fight I will lose every round to you Leaf pile you pushed me in and the yard became the proof warm is not a fireplace warm is two fools on a roof of leaves that will be gone by the next hard rain Leaf pile you pushed me in I would do it again [Verse 3 - Male country] We sat in the wreck of it with our backs on the bag Talked about nothing while the nothing did not lag Your shoulder on my shoulder, leaf stuck to your cheek I could have made a speech. I let the quiet speak Leaf pile you pushed me in was never just a joke It was a way to touch without the heavier stroke of saying what the pocket already said last week I like her when she is polished. I like her when she is weak with laughter and a leaf in her mouth and no plan That is the girl I want through the rest of this span [Verse 4 - Female rap] I will pick oak out of my braids for half the night and I will not complain because the picture is right two people who can still be stupid on a Saturday Leaf pile you pushed me in took the adult away and left the part that stays when the costumes come off I can rap clever. I can also take the loss of dignity in a yard that does not care about my brand He pushed me in. I pushed him back. We both understand the game was never the leaves. The game was the stay after the pile went flat and we did not walk away [Chorus - Both, bigger] Leaf pile you pushed me in oak and maple in my hair Laughing like the season had no right to be this fair Leaf pile you pushed me in dirt on my good jeans I would rather be ridiculous than careful in the in-betweens Leaf pile you pushed me in then I pushed you too If this is how we fight I will lose every round to you Leaf pile you pushed me in and the yard became the proof warm is not a fireplace warm is two fools on a roof of leaves that will be gone by the next hard rain Leaf pile you pushed me in I would do it again [Bridge - Trade then Both] [Male] I will rake them back [Female] Leave them for a minute [Male] I will get the bags [Female] Not until we finish it [Both] Leaf pile you pushed me in is the sermon of the day play first, stay after that is the only way [Verse 5 - Trade] [Male] Tell me you are not mad about the stain on the coat [Female] Tell me you are not sorry. I would hate that the most [Male] Leaf pile you pushed me in—say it was good [Female] It was good. It is still good. That is understood [Final Chorus - Both, loudest] Leaf pile you pushed me in oak and maple in my hair Laughing like the season had no right to be this fair Leaf pile you pushed me in dirt on my good jeans I would rather be ridiculous than careful in the in-betweens Leaf pile you pushed me in then I pushed you too If this is how we fight I will lose every round to you Leaf pile you pushed me in and the yard became the proof warm is not a fireplace warm is two fools on a roof of leaves that will be gone by the next hard rain Leaf pile you pushed me in I would do it again [Outro - Both] Rake still waiting pile still flat leaf in my pocket I am keeping that
