[Verse 1] I keep the ticket from the night we missed the train A bent-up corner, your handwriting in the rain You said, “We’re fine,” then watched the platform empty out I held my breath and let the doors decide for us [Pre-Chorus] I’ve got your laugh in the wrong places Your old advice in my defenses [Chorus] Bits and pieces of me still carry you around A little in the words I use, a little in the sound I’m not the boy who let the whole world pass him by But bits and pieces of me still keep your side [Verse 2] The kitchen drawer still sticks the way it did back then I shove it twice and swear I won’t remember when Your chipped blue mug is gone; the ring stayed on the shelf Funny how a room can keep a shape all by itself [Pre-Chorus] I’ve got your laugh in the wrong places Your old advice in my defenses [Chorus] Bits and pieces of me still carry you around A little in the words I use, a little in the sound I’m not the boy who let the whole world pass him by But bits and pieces of me still keep your side [Bridge] I don’t need to burn the photographs Or make a villain of the past I can leave the porch light off tonight And still admit you changed my life [Final Chorus] Bits and pieces of me still carry you around A little in the words I use, a little in the sound I’m not the boy who let the whole world pass him by But bits and pieces of me still keep your side Bits and pieces, not the whole of who I am I’m learning how to let them go, as best I can [Outro] As best I can
