[Verse] I put a silver moon inside my shoe, Taught the paper lion how to swim in blue, Bought a broken clock from a man in a yellow coat, He said, “Time is just a river if you never learn to float.” I tied a little rainbow to a telephone wire, Fed a pocketful of feathers to a cardboard choir, There’s a suitcase in the hallway, but I don’t know who it’s for, And I keep knocking softly on an already open door. [Pre-Chorus] One shoe on the ceiling, One star beneath the bed, I hear the walls are laughing At the things I never said. [Chorus] Two cups of coffee, two tickets on the train, Two shadows dancing slowly in the middle of the rain, I tell the moon a secret, but avoid something new, And every silly little thing I do Still somehow leads to you. [Verse] I taught a wooden rabbit how to play the violin, He only knew three notes, but I told him to begin, The paper lion lost his mane somewhere in the night, So I stitched it back together with a piece of morning light. I painted all the windows with a shade of midnight green, Then waited for the sunshine like I'd never seen it leave, There’s a photograph face-down beside the bedroom door, I turn it over every night, then turn it down once more. [Pre-Chorus] One spoon in the kitchen, One coat beside the stairs, I swear I hear you humming But there’s nobody there. [Chorus] Two cups of coffee, two tickets on the train, Two shadows dancing slowly in the middle of the rain, I tell the moon a secret, but avoid something new, And every silly little thing I do Still somehow leads to you. [Bridge] The broken clock is ticking now, But only when I sleep, The suitcase isn't empty There are promises inside I couldn't keep. I heard a little whisper From somewhere down the hall, I couldn't quite make out the words, So I blamed it on the walls. The paper lion watched me From the corner of the room, I asked him if he'd seen you, But he just sat there, mute. [Final Chorus] Two cups of coffee, two tickets on the train, One chair is getting dusty by the window in the rain, I set two plates on the table like I always used to do, And every silly little thing I do Still somehow leads to you. [Outro] Two cups of coffee. Two plates. Two chairs. And one of each of these will stay empty like every afternoon. The radio kept playing that old familiar song, I thought I'd hear you singing to it… But you haven't been home Since June. I miss you...
