[Verse 1] Made it halfway through the rain Bare feet splashing down the lane Heart still pounding from your porch Thinking, girl, what are you waiting for? I stopped beneath that old streetlight Turned around and saw you there Lord, I swear I almost laughed You pulled me up a damn old chair [Pre-Chorus] Maybe I was being careful Maybe you were being kind But there’s only so much dancing Two grown people need around their minds [Chorus] I didn’t cross that street to sit in a chair Didn’t stand there soaking wet Just to talk about the weather Like we hadn’t noticed yet I didn’t come that close to you Just to turn and disappear Baby, I don’t know where this is going But I know why I’m here I didn’t cross that street To sit in a chair [Verse 2] So I climbed those steps a second time You looked up and smiled at me Said, “Forget something over there?” I said, “Maybe. Guess we’ll see.” Then I stood a little closer Close enough to catch your scent Every sensible thought I had Forgot exactly where it went You said, “What’re you doing?” I laughed, “I’m trying to be brave.” Then looked you straight in those damn eyes And finally let myself just say— [Pre-Chorus] “I don’t need another conversation ‘bout the thunder rolling through I think I’ve made it pretty obvious I’d rather know the taste of you.” [Chorus] I didn’t cross that street to sit in a chair Didn’t stand there soaking wet Just to talk about the weather Like we hadn’t noticed yet I didn’t come that close to you Just to turn and disappear Baby, I don’t know where this is going But I know why I’m here I didn’t cross that street To sit in a chair [Bridge] Then the whole damn porch went quiet Even thunder held its breath You looked at me like maybe You’d been thinking it yourself I smiled because I’d said too much You smiled because you knew Then I whispered, “So that chair…” And you said, “Yeah… screw the chair too.” [Final Chorus] I didn’t cross that street to sit in a chair Didn’t stand there soaking wet Just to talk about the weather Like we hadn’t noticed yet I didn’t come that close to you Just to turn and disappear Baby, I don’t know where this is going But I know why I’m here I didn’t cross that street To sit in a chair [Outro] Rain falling off the tin roof Your hand finally found my waist And after all that damn talking… I finally found out how you taste.
