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The List

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Spoken Intro with no music or instruments HIM: So… I started dating this girl. HER: And he’s sweet. Like annoyingly sweet. HIM: We made a shared note. HER: A list. HIM: Stuff we wanna do. HER: Stuff we will do. HIM: Sometimes I open it and— HER: Surprise. HIM: Yeah. Surprise. Verse 1 HIM: Late night buzz— HER: Left you a note. HIM: Check my phone— HER: Didn’t text though. HIM: Open it up— HER: Something new. HIM: No context— HER: Just “me and you.” Pre-Chorus HIM: You leave it there HER: I don’t explain HIM: I read it once HER: I feel the same BOTH: Little yeses, stacked again Chorus BOTH: Add another line to the list, HER: You write it quick, I don’t resist. HIM: I read it back, I let it sit, BOTH: Add another line to the list. BOTH: No explaining, no arguing it, Just one more thing we choose to risk. BOTH: Add another line to the list, Yeah, I’m already in on this. Verse 2 HER: Paint night plans— HIM: Maker’s Mart. HER: Colors run— HIM: Miss the marks. HER: Pot pie late— HIM: Timer lies. HER: Crème pies gone— HIM: No surprise. Pre-Chorus 2 HER: I don’t dress it up HIM: I don’t slow it down HER: I just write it in HIM: You come around BOTH: Little yeses, stacked again Chorus BOTH: Add another line to the list, HER: You write it quick, I don’t resist. HIM: I read it back, I let it sit, BOTH: Add another line to the list. BOTH: No explaining, no arguing it, Just one more thing we choose to risk. BOTH: Add another line to the list, Yeah, I’m already in on this. Verse 3 HER: Midway drive— HIM: Folklore stop. HER: Coffee spills— HIM: Laugh it off. HER: Market bags— HIM: Way too full. HER: Cook too late— HIM: Still beautiful. Bridge — Spoken / Sung Hybrid (still call/response, looser) HIM: Okay—but You wrote “skinny dipping.” HER: I know. HIM: And “weekend in, no clothes, no plans.” HER: Still proud of that one. HIM: Seattle rain— HER: Astoria air. HIM: Photo booth— HER: Squeeze in there. Final Chorus BOTH: Add another line to the list, HER: You write it sure, I don’t resist. HIM: I read it back, it always fits, BOTH: Add another line to the list. BOTH: From pickleball days to pasta nights, From sundress days to morning light. BOTH: Add another line to the list, Yeah, I’m all the way in on this. Outro — Spoken Intro with no music or instruments just fading music HER: We’re never gonna finish it. HIM: That’s the best part. BOTH: Yeah.