[Verse 1] I said yes in the hallway, yes on the phone Left my coat at your place, left my plans at home Three tabs open, four names in my head I keep pouring the cup till the cup’s gone dead [Pre-Chorus] You ask what I want, I reach for a list I’ve been so many hands, I don’t know my own grip [Chorus] Where do I begin when I’m everywhere? A little of me in each room, each chair I gave out the hours, the spark, the skin Now I’m looking for the part that starts within Where do I begin? Where do I begin? [Verse 2] Your deadline, our dinner, the call I said I’d take A half-built thing on the table that I meant to make I know how you laugh when the week turns rough But my own small compass won’t point to enough [Pre-Chorus] I can name what you need, I can carry the day But the voice in my chest has been waiting to say [Chorus] Where do I begin when I’m everywhere? A little of me in each room, each chair I gave out the hours, the spark, the skin Now I’m looking for the part that starts within Where do I begin? Where do I begin? [Bridge] I’ll leave one message unanswered tonight Let one bright idea sit out of sight No grand escape, no clean slate to win Just a quiet minute, and a door back in [Final Chorus] Here I begin, though I’m not quite there Gathering my name from the rooms I share I gave out the hours; I can take some back Find the small true want beneath the stack Here I begin, here I begin [Outro] One breath I chose One thought that’s mine A little room A little time
