[Intro] (Soft vinyl crackle. Warm Rhodes. Distant phone ringing.) No way… Five minutes again. [Verse 1] You left a voicemail while I hit your line I watched your headlights disappear from mine We keep dancing with the hands of time Close enough to touch… never at the right time I heard your laugh in a downtown café Turned around… it was somebody else Funny how the world keeps getting smaller But somehow we still miss ourselves [Pre-Chorus] Maybe love never left us… Maybe time just closed the door Turn the knob… I still remember What we were reaching for [Hook / Chorus] Five minutes apart… That’s all we’ve ever been You open windows… While I walk back in Call… call… Can you hear my heart ring? ‘Round the world… You’re still my favorite thing You say that you blame me… Maybe we both lost more than we could see If forever had another chance… Would it finally choose you and me? (Ad-libs: “Call me…” • “Don’t go…” • “Mm…” • “Stay…”) [Verse 2] Rosecrans still remembers our footsteps Even the pavement says your name I keep buying two cups of coffee Like somehow you’ll be late again Too many memories riding beside me Every mirror keeps your silhouette I never really learned to lose you… I only learned how to live with the echo [Pre-Chorus] If tomorrow saw yesterday Would it tell us where we went wrong? Or would it smile and say Some loves were always this close all along? [Hook /Chorus] Five minutes apart… Two hearts chasing the same light You’re watching sunrise… I’m still holding onto night Call… call… Even if the line goes dead You’ll always have a home… Somewhere inside my head You say that you blame me… I still carry pieces of your goodbye Maybe we never needed more love… Maybe we just needed more time (Ad-libs: “Yeah…” • “One more try…” • “Ooh…”) [Bridge] What if every missed call Was just destiny breathing? What if every closed door Was afraid of what we’d become? If I reached a little sooner… If you stayed a little longer… Would our story still be unfinished… Or would the stars have finally learned our names? (Soft vocal run) [Final Hook] Five minutes apart… Until forever says we’re not I’ll leave the porch light burning Forget-me-not Turn the knob… Don’t keep knocking from outside This heart still remembers Exactly where you left your light Call… call… If you ever lose your way… Follow the sound… I’ll still be answering… Even if you call… Five minutes too late. [Outro] (Layered harmonies) Mm… I’ll still answer… Every time.
