Room to Grow

[Intro — Male, spoken] Okay. Internet’s up. We officially live here. [Female, calling from another room] Great! Where are the plates? [Male] We unofficially live here. [Verse 1 — Male] Truck in the driveway, keys in my hand Same front step where my bike used to land Dad’s pencil marks climbing up the door Our little girl says, “Can we add one more?” She runs upstairs, calls dibs on my room Wants yellow curtains and a paper moon My spaceship stickers still stuck by the light She says, “Those can stay. They’ll guard me at night.” [Verse 2 — Female] Two-bedroom apartment packed into a van You labeled six boxes “stuff”—great plan I’ve found your robots, your cables, your games Three mystery remotes and zero picture frames Our girl’s got my sunglasses, making a show She’s picked out the places the cushions should go One hand on this belly, one tugging your sleeve Come help with the mattress before your next meeting [Pre-Chorus — Male] We carry our bed into Dad’s old room She opens the curtains, the light comes through I used to knock before coming inside Now she’s asking which side of the bed is mine [Chorus — Both] Move it in, move it up, turn the whole house loud Little feet running where I used to run around Boxes in the hallway, somebody lost the tape We’ve got a little boy coming and a lot to rearrange Same old stairs with a brand-new view Every room remembering, making room for you Dad kept it all, now here we go Fill it up with living— We’ve got room to grow [Verse 3 — Male, rhythmic rap] Nine-oh-five, got a network to design Two clean paths if we lose the primary line I’m drawing out the failover, checking every route She’s at the office doorway, holding something out [Female, spoken] Is this important? [Male] That’s the router. [Female] Then why’s it in a box marked “bathroom”? [Male, rap] Back to the diagram, back to the screen Need a little headroom for another fifteen— I picture a crib by the bedroom wall Then somebody asks if I’m still on the call “Yes, I’m here. Just thinking about growth.” Turns out today that applies to both [Verse 4 — Female, rhythmic] Where are the towels? Where did you put the pan? Why is there a joystick in the silverware stand? Your daughter and I have a room to arrange She’s wearing my scarf and directing the change I know you’ve been planning that workbench for two A small pair of goggles right next to you But first, future father of player number four, Could you get your entire childhood off the floor? [Pre-Chorus — Male] Dad taught me patience with a screw stuck tight Let me hold the flashlight, helped me get it right Now I catch myself looking down at my hands Wondering how he always seemed to have a plan [Female, spoken] He probably had a box marked “stuff,” too. [Chorus — Both] Move it in, move it up, turn the whole house loud Little feet running where I used to run around Boxes in the hallway, somebody lost the tape We’ve got a little boy coming and a lot to rearrange Same old stairs with a brand-new view Every room remembering, making room for you Dad kept it all, now here we go Fill it up with living— We’ve got room to grow [Bridge — Male, warm and eager] I could teach him model kits, a proper solder joint How to beat that boss with one last hit point Take him through the games Dad used to watch me play There’s so much on those shelves I want to give away [Female] And if he wants to bake with me? [Male] Then save a little cake for me. [Female] And if she wants to build with you? [Male] There’s room beside the bench for two. [Both] We’ll open up the boxes, let them choose There’s more than one way to fill these shoes [Final Chorus — Both, bigger] Move it in, move it up, hear the whole house sing Pizza on the counter, can’t unpack another thing She’s asleep beneath the stickers that I put up long ago You put my hand against your belly— “Did you feel him? There he goes!” Same old stairs with a brand-new view Every room remembering, making room for you Dad kept it all, now here we go Fill it up with living— We’ve got room to grow [Outro — Male, spoken] Found the plates. [Female, spoken] Where? [Male] Box marked “network equipment.” [Female] You design systems for a living. [Male] ...Please don’t tell my team.