[Verse 1] I found a box of records Underneath the stairs A name I used to write on things As if the world would care I put one on while cleaning Then forgot about the room There’s a voice I haven’t used in years And I’m singing out of tune [Pre-Chorus] I used to know Where every drum came in My hands remember Before I think [Chorus] Leave it playing Let the next song start There’s a little more evening There’s a little more heart I don’t need to be Who I was back then But I like the way I’m breathing again Leave it playing Let it fill this place I’m not finished With today [Verse 2] You come home with the shopping Find me sitting on the floor I say, “Listen to this next bit” You put the bags beside the door You ask me if I wrote that I say, “A long, long time ago” You turn the sleeve and find my name “How come I didn’t know?” [Pre-Chorus] I start to tell you Why I let it slide You put the record over To the other side [Chorus] Leave it playing Let the next song start There’s a little more evening There’s a little more heart I don’t need to be Who I was back then But I like the way I’m breathing again Leave it playing Let it fill this place I’m not finished With today [Instrumental] [Bridge] I thought you’d hear How young I sounded All the things I couldn’t do You say, “I love the way Your voice gives out Like the song Got hold of you” [Final Chorus] Leave it playing Let the next song start There’s a little more evening There’s a little more heart I don’t need the years To come around again There’s a tune I never finished I remember how it went Leave it playing Let it fill this place I’m not finished With today [Outro] The needle lifts You stay beside me I hum a line You haven’t heard You reach to play The record over “Wait,” I say “There’s another verse”
