[Verse 1] Most people get the front of me, the lobby and the smile The version I keep polished up and pleasant for a while They get the tidy answer and the everything-is-fine And they never see the hallway that runs back behind the sign [Chorus] But you, you get the private entrance, round the back and up the stair The door I never show a soul, and it stays unlocked for you there No knocking and no notice, no straightening up the place You come in the private entrance and you catch me off the stage The private entrance, and there's only one of those [Verse 2] It took a while to build the front, it's honestly pretty good It does the job with strangers and it's polished like it should But it isn't where I live, it's just the room I let them see And the ones I love come in the way that only has one key [Chorus] But you, you get the private entrance, round the back and up the stair The door I never show a soul, and it stays unlocked for you there No knocking and no notice, no straightening up the place You come in the private entrance and you catch me off the stage The private entrance, and there's only one of those [Bridge] Handing out that key is scary, 'cause the private room is true There's no front to hide behind once I have let somebody through But the front gets awful lonely if it's all you ever share So I gave the key to a chosen few, and thank God you were there [Final Chorus] 'Cause you get the private entrance, round the back and up the stair The door I never show a soul, and it stays unlocked for you there No knocking and no notice, no straightening up the place You come in the private entrance and you catch me off the stage The private entrance, and it's how you really know a soul The private entrance, and I'm glad I gave you mine
