[Verse 1] May I sit here? I held my breath You looked me over Like a locked-up desk Sorry you may not That cut real clean One little sentence Split the room between You don't smile much When you draw the line But your eyes said more Than your words that time [Pre-Chorus] I stood there quiet Hands in my coat Trying to read you From a single note And then you said it Soft but firm A door on a hinge That wouldn't turn [Chorus] May I sit here? May I sit here? You don't have the right You don't have the right May I sit here? May I sit here? Sorry you may not Sorry you may not [Verse 2] I moved one step back You leaned one inch That tiny motion Changed the whole room's switch You don't have the right You said it plain Like drawing a circle Around your pain I wanted to argue Wanted to stay But your voice was a lock I could not shake [Pre-Chorus] I saw the scar Hidden in your tone A fence in the garden Built from bone And for a second I understood Some walls are made To keep out flood [Chorus] May I sit here? May I sit here? You don't have the right You don't have the right May I sit here? May I sit here? Sorry you may not Sorry you may not [Bridge] Maybe I learned Too late, too slow Not every doorstep Is mine to know Maybe your no Was a line of light Not to wound me Just to keep you right [Final Chorus] May I sit here? May I sit here? You don't have the right You don't have the right May I sit here? May I sit here? Sorry you may not Sorry you may not May I sit here? May I sit here? I hear you now I hear you now
