[Verse 1] I folded it up , my paper heart With a bent-up edge and a river map crease Put a red marker flag the middle of it And watched it tilt in the cold creek breeze You laughed so hard at my careful plan Said, "That thing's gonna sink in your shaking hand" But I gave it a push with a counting breath And it drifted off like it knew me best [Pre-Chorus] Past the reeds Past the stones Past the wounds that i made home I leaned in You leaned too Like the whole world fit in two [Chorus] Take my little wreck ( my paper heart) And let it drift your way If it stays afloat We stay okay [Verse 2] It hit a wall and spun in place Then pulled free fast with a crooked grace Your shoelace dragged through the muddy line You pointed and said, "That's a sign" I kept one more in my back pocket fold Same red marker flag, same brave and cold If the first one falls, if the water wins I'll build it again with the scraps I'm in [Pre-Chorus] Past the reeds Past the stones Past the wounds that i made home I leaned in You leaned too Like the whole world fit in two [Chorus] Take my little wreck ( my paper heart) And let it drift your way If it stays afloat We stay okay [Bridge] And when the sky got low We didn't run inside We just watched that sun shine On the darkening tide One tiny thing Made the wide world slow And your hand found mine Like it already knew the road [Chorus] Take my little wreck ( my Paper heart) And let it drift your way If it stays afloat We stay okay [Outro] Drift your way Drift your way
