[Verse 1] You slid the brass key under the saucer Said the lock was only there for show I watched you smile at the landlord’s ledger While rain came in through the ceiling slow [Pre-Chorus] You can talk a door into opening You can sweeten debt with borrowed names But every little trick leaves fingerprints And every room remembers who came [Chorus] Finagle me out of the corner Finagle the weight from my hands You can bend the rules till they resemble you But you can’t make a home where nothing stands Finagle me out of the morning Before the bill comes due again Your quick bright tongue can loosen any knot Except the one it ties around your skin [Verse 2] You traded your coat for a week of shelter Then traded the story for a warmer bed By Tuesday, even the mirror knew you It copied the angle of your borrowed head [Pre-Chorus] You can talk a guard into looking elsewhere You can laugh your way past the final line But I saw your hands shake over the teacup When someone asked what was really yours this time [Chorus] Finagle me out of the corner Finagle the weight from my hands You can bend the rules till they resemble you But you can’t make a home where nothing stands Finagle me out of the morning Before the bill comes due again Your quick bright tongue can loosen any knot Except the one it ties around your skin [Bridge] At the sink you rinse the borrowed lipstick The water runs pink, then clear, then pink You say, “It’s just a way of getting through it” I say nothing; we both know what you think [Final Chorus] Finagle me out of the corner Finagle the weight from my hands You can bend the rules till they resemble you But you can’t make a home where nothing stands Finagle me out of the morning I’ll stay beside you till it ends Your quick bright tongue can loosen any knot But not the one that calls you back again [Outro] The key is still beneath the saucer The ceiling keeps its patient rain You tell me there is always one more angle And I almost believe you again
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