Keep the Change

[Man] You worked the midnight counter Lights too loud, toast burned again I came for something bitter You offered decaf and pretend [Woman] You sat alone for hours Composed and out of place Your poems bled on napkins You never left a trace [Man] We didn’t talk about it Just let the quiet swell I stirred my thoughts in coffee You read me far too well [Woman] I drifted table to table As you tried to hide your eyes Still I filled your cup on instinct Then asked if you wanted fries [Both – Chorus] Keep… Keep the change You vanished like the check was paid Keep… Keep the change And somehow I just stayed behind Oooo… ooo ooo ooo Keep… Keep the change Oooo… ooo ooo ooo We both walked away [Man] Your name was on the chalkboard Under “Soup: Regret au Lait” The waitress had your rhythm But couldn’t move your way [Woman] The booths are wiped and waiting But you still haunt the floor I pass the place we kissed But don’t unlock that door [Bridge – Spoken softly, static-tone interlude] We used to meet in storage Where no one dared to look We spilled more than creamers We cracked without a hook [Both, overlapping] We didn’t crash, we glided Apart like evening air The love just left the building But neither said it there [Final Chorus – Fading harmony] Keep… Keep the change We paid in hush and stay Keep… Keep the change But no one eats what's thrown away Oooo… ooo ooo ooo Keep… Keep the change Oooo… ooo ooo ooo We both walked away [Outro – Him, ghostlike, fading voice] One last refill... ...one last booth... Keep the change.