[Verse 1] The clock on the wall knows my name It sees me leave with my keys in my hand Office first, then the workshop heat One foot out, one foot home again The kettle clicks, the phone lights up A list on paper, a list in my head I shave the day down thin as thread Still got a son’s duty left to spread [Pre-Chorus] Minutes bend I make them stretch Like gum on my tongue Like wire in my chest One more stop One more block I am late, I know Still I don’t stop [Chorus] House clock, house clock I bend time, I bend time House clock, house clock I make two lives align House clock, house clock I stretch the second thin House clock, house clock I bring the day back in [Verse 2] My sister’s school got chairs in rows Signing forms with the pen worn low A teacher talks, I nod and grin While my next appointment circles in My mother’s card in my shirt pocket The clinic door, the waiting line I count my breath in borrowed beats And turn the panic into time [Pre-Chorus] Minutes bend I make them stretch Like gum on my tongue Like wire in my chest One more stop One more block I am late, I know Still I don’t stop [Chorus] House clock, house clock I bend time, I bend time House clock, house clock I make two lives align House clock, house clock I stretch the second thin House clock, house clock I bring the day back in [Bridge] At night I lay my bones by the door Palm prints, dust, and the smell of soap I learned the art my father forgot How to carry more and still hold hope The hands keep moving, cold and clean But I know the trick they never teach If a man loves hard and runs all day He can pull a little more from reach [Chorus] House clock, house clock I bend time, I bend time House clock, house clock I make two lives align House clock, house clock I stretch the second thin House clock, house clock I bring the day back in
