[Intro] You know the song [Verse 1] Every hand knows where I turn Every partner knows the tune I hold the beat against my chest And count the choices in the room Your palm is open, warm and sure Another waits beside the door I weigh a lifetime in a breath While the record asks for more [Pre-Chorus] One step, two steps, caught between The yes I mean, the might-have-been [Chorus] Take my hand, take my hand The song won't wait while I decide Take my hand, take my hand One turn, one chance, one life tonight All the dancers know the tune Still the last note comes too soon Take my hand, take my hand Before the room is out of time [Verse 2] You hum the part I never name You know the turn I always miss I keep a card of borrowed plans And leave a blank beside your kiss The band is leaning toward the end The floor is thinning, heel by heel I could keep every door ajar Or choose the one that makes this real [Pre-Chorus] One step, two steps, count no more Your hand is here; the tune is yours [Chorus] Take my hand, take my hand The song won't wait while I decide Take my hand, take my hand One turn, one chance, one life tonight All the dancers know the tune Still the last note comes too soon Take my hand, take my hand Before the room is out of time [Bridge] A card can hold a thousand names But none can dance in my place The final bar folds in on itself I choose your hand; we leave the page [Final Chorus] Take my hand, take my hand The song won't wait, so neither will I Take my hand, take my hand One turn, one chance, and here we are All the dancers know the tune Let the last note find us moving Take my hand, take my hand We chose each other in time [Outro] Your hand in mine The song goes quiet
