[Intro] [cinematic chord progression, 8 beats] [Verse 1] Everybody knows Henry From the courthouse to the street The ones who wear the badges And the ones who never meet Everybody has a problem Everybody has a name Everybody wants a quiet word When they’re standing near the flame [Pre-Chorus] I don’t tell them what to do I don’t tell them what is right I just help them find the door When they can’t escape the night [Chorus] Everybody knows Henry Everybody knows the deal He keeps your words like a priest does He knows the things you never reveal He’s not your lawyer, not your savior Not the judge and not the jury He just moves a little message Through a world that’s always blurry Everybody knows Henry That’s the reason he survives Everybody needs somebody Who can keep their secrets alive [Verse 2] A detective wants a question A businessman wants a call A man who made a bad decision Wants to soften up the fall Henry knows the lines are shifting Henry knows the rules can bend Today you call him your friend Tomorrow you call him the end [Pre-Chorus] Somebody might come looking For the things he never said Somebody might decide one morning That his silence is a threat [Bridge] But he laughs about the danger Like an old familiar song When you’ve walked this road for decades You know you stayed too long The door was closed behind him Years before he understood You don’t leave the crossroads When the crossroads made you good [Final Chorus] Everybody knows Henry Everybody knows his name The ones chasing after answers And the ones hiding from the blame He’s not your lawyer, not your savior Not the angel, not the jury He just carries what they give him Through a world that’s always blurry Everybody knows Henry And Henry knows them too That’s the price of being trusted When the whole world talks to you
