[Verse 1] Apartment two fourteen at the end of the hall The door is beige and so is the wall My whole life fits inside that room A ragged couch and a chair for two I sleep there, dress there, leave each day I pay the rent, I turn the key But nothing in there feels like me [Chorus] Apartment 214 I live there, but it ain't home My world is waiting behind that door Lonely and small in 214 So I walk until I can't walk anymore Anything but Apartment 214 [Verse 2] Tonight I'm not home, I'm walking the street Looking for something I know I can't keep Cold in my hands, cold in my feet Empty pocket, bottle of beer I pass people laughing outside a bar Slow down a little, then keep walking on Nobody knows me, nobody asks And for a while I can live with that [Chorus] Apartment 214 I live there, but it ain't home My world is waiting behind that door Lonely and small in 214 So I walk until I can't walk anymore Anything but Apartment 214 [Bridge] After midnight I turn back around Same few blocks, same part of town The bottle's gone, the cold got worse My key is waiting in my coat Second floor, end of the hall Beige door, beige wall [Final Chorus] Apartment 214 I live there, but it ain't home I stand with my hand against the door Knowing what's waiting in 214 I turn the key, but I don't go in Not yet Not yet Apartment 214 [end]
