[Verse 1] Clocked in at nine, the day dragged on Paper stack tall, my patience gone I don’t smoke, never needed that vice But I was bored and I wanted a slice [Pre-Chorus] So I wandered out where the air was thin Took a little break to breathe it in That little white stick looked silly in my hand But a girl can change her mind if she can [Chorus] I took a cigarette break, just to shake the day Lit it up like I had something to say Met a stranger by the loading dock light We laughed one spark, then slipped out of sight Around the back where the old oak grows We loved like thunder where nobody knows Took another drag, felt my heart come home One smoke, one stranger, and I wasn’t alone [Verse 2] He had a grin like a getaway car Said, “You look like you’ve been pushed too far” I said, “Baby, you don’t even know” Then he followed where the shadows go [Pre-Chorus] Behind that tree, the world fell away Just a little trouble in the middle of the day When the moment hit, it hit just right And the whole damn sky turned neon bright [Chorus] I took a cigarette break, just to shake the day Lit it up like I had something to say Met a stranger by the loading dock light We laughed one spark, then slipped out of sight Around the back where the old oak grows We loved like thunder where nobody knows Took another drag, felt my heart come home One smoke, one stranger, and I wasn’t alone [Bridge] Back to work with a softer smile A little more spark in my tired-style I don’t smoke, but I’m not gonna lie That one small break changed my whole damn life [Final Chorus] I took a cigarette break, and the day broke loose Found a little fire I could use Met a stranger in the hush of the night And everything wrong somehow turned out right Behind that tree where the wild hearts grow We made our secret and we let it glow Then I took one more drag, and I knew I’d be fine A bored little worker with a love so kind [Outro] And we lived happy ever after, hand in hand With a secondhand spark and a perfect plan
