[Verse 1] Midnight on Maple Neon in the glass I fed the washer quarters Watched the circles pass One stained hoodie One pair of jeans Then a red shirt In the wrong machine [Verse 2] I pulled the door open My hand went cold That shirt was wet And the stain looked old Not rust, not sauce Not a spilled-out drink Too dark for laundry Too hard to think [Pre-Chorus] I stood there staring At the bleach-white drum Then the front door chimed One soft ding-dong hum No one in the mirrors No one on the floor Just that little bell And a shadow on the door [Chorus] Don’t spin it, don’t spin it Don’t let it turn That red keeps coming And the machine won’t learn Don’t spin it, don’t spin it Hear that front door chime If you see my name You better leave on time [Verse 3] I looked for the owner On the old sign-in sheet Found one blank page And a wet boot print It crossed the tile Past the change machine Straight to the dryer Where I’d been [Verse 4] Then the lights dipped low Just for a breath My phone lit up With a number I’d met No contact name Just a single line Said, “check the pocket” Then the bell chimed twice [Pre-Chorus] I reached in slow Touched folded cloth Found a wedding band And a tooth in gauze My throat went dry My knees went slack When the door pushed open I did not turn back [Chorus] Don’t spin it, don’t spin it Don’t let it turn That red keeps coming And the machine won’t learn Don’t spin it, don’t spin it Hear that front door chime If you see my name You better leave on time [Bridge] I ran for the lot But the rain had started Key in my hand And my breath gone parted Behind the glass I saw the drum glow white And a clean new shirt Hanging up inside [Final Chorus] Don’t spin it, don’t spin it Don’t let it turn That red keeps coming And the machine won’t learn Don’t spin it, don’t spin it Hear that front door chime If you see my name You better leave on time [Outro] Maple Street’s still open If you drive by late One door bell ringing One empty shape And if the dryer knocks When the room goes dim Don’t put your hand Back in there again
