The World Keeps Spinning

[Intro] [Low acoustic guitar riff, distant electric guitar feedback, kick drum slowly entering. A gritty, mid-tempo groove builds without becoming a ballad.] [Verse] The dogs keep on scratchin at the back door Like they don't know you're gone They need a walk, they need their dinner They don't care what day it's on I put my old boots beside the doorway Head out after another long day There's grass that still needs cutting There's still dishes in the sink And more bills waiting on the table Than I have time to think I come home tired and hungry Still reach for two by mistake Then I remember in the silence There's one less plate to make But the laundry doesn't mourn you And the clock don't give a damn So I roll up both my sleeves And do the best I fucking can [Pre-Chorus] I ain't ready I ain't whole But there's a life outside this window And if I have to crawl I'll crawl If I have to fall I'll fall But I ain't stopping now [Chorus] The world keeps spinning Even when I don't want it to The world keeps spinning But I still carry a little piece of you I've got things that need doing I've got miles left to run I ain't letting go I ain't giving up The world keeps spinning So I guess I'll spin along With your memory in my heart And your name inside my songs The world keeps spinning... And I'm still moving on. [Verse] My brother called on Sunday Said we ought to talk about it My sister sent all the pictures Then asks me if I'm alright Everybody's got a memory Everybody's got a story Somebody always says your name Like grief needs an inventory And I just stand there and look away I know they mean well I know they care I know they're hurting too But every time they open up that door I walk right back on through They want to keep you living By keeping yesterday alive But I can't spend every morning Trying to cope that I'm alive [Pre-Chorus] I ain't ready I ain't whole But there's a life outside this window And if I have to crawl I'll crawl If I have to fall I'll fall But I ain't stopping now [Chorus] The world keeps spinning Even when I don't want it to The world keeps spinning But I still carry a little piece of you I've got things that need doing I've got miles left to run I ain't letting go I ain't giving up The world keeps spinning So I guess I'll spin along With your memory in my heart And your name inside my songs The world keeps spinning... And I'm still moving on. [Break] [Verse] Then the nighttime comes around And the house gets quiet again One candle flickers in the kitchen Throwing shadows with the wind I can hear the floorboards settle Like somebody's walking down the hall For half a second I can swear I'm gonna hear you call Your ghosts are in the little things The perfume in the bedroom air The blanket folded on the sofa And sometimes I just sit there With the candle burning low Talking to a memory Because it's all I have to hold I don't want to forget a thing So I'll blow that candle out And I'll walk upstairs alone Tomorrow comes regardless And there's more work to be done [Bridge] I am here. I'm still here. I won't let go Of the love you gave me I won't let go Of the life we made But I can't stop the morning And I can't stop the rain I can't keep yesterday From calling my name...... So I'll carry you... But I'll carry on everyday (Drums explode back in.) [Final Chorus] THE WORLD KEEPS SPINNING! EVEN WHEN I DON'T WANT IT TO! THE WORLD KEEPS SPINNING! BUT I STILL CARRY A LITTLE PIECE OF YOU! I've got things that need doing I've got miles left to run I ain't letting go! I AIN'T GIVING UP! THE WORLD KEEPS SPINNING! SO I GUESS I'LL SPIN ALONG! With your memory in my heart And your name inside my songs THE WORLD KEEPS SPINNING! AND I'M STILL MOVING ON! Yeah, I'm still hurting... BUT I'M STILL MOVING ON! [Outro]