[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] You move the little notebook And lift a folded sheet You look below the table And shuffle back your feet I point beside your glasses You reach up with one hand The pencil slips between your fingers You laugh at where you stand [Chorus] The pencil behind your ear Was waiting all this time You reach up with a grin And lay it next to mine The pencil behind your ear No need to search the floor You hand it over laughing I laugh a little more [Verse 2] You give the pencil to me And take a clean white page You smooth the folded corner I write the date and name You draw a little circle Around a crooked line I turn the page toward you You smile and say it’s fine [Chorus] The pencil behind your ear Was waiting all this time You reach up with a grin And lay it next to mine The pencil behind your ear No need to search the floor You hand it over laughing I laugh a little more [Instrumental Interlude] [Bridge] You put the notebook back I lay the pencil down You point toward the small cup Where all the pens are found I put it with the others You pull a chair up near We look across the table And laugh about your ear [Final Chorus] The pencil behind your ear Was waiting all this time You reach up with a grin And lay it next to mine The pencil behind your ear No need to search the floor You hand it over laughing I laugh a little more [Instrumental Outro]
