**Secondhand Saturday** [Intro: springy bass, clipped guitar and bright clavinet] [Verse 1] Two sleeves hang from a clothesline. A price tag twists on string. I pull a red coat free. The loose brass buttons swing. The seller holds a mirror. I turn towards the sun. [Chorus: sustain “day”, “mine” and “way” as smooth continuous notes] Secondhand Saturday. That red coat’s mine. A ticket in the pocket from nineteen ninety-nine. Keep the bag. I’ll wear it all the way. [Verse 2] The mirror clips my forehead. The shoulders fit just right. I turn. The lining flashes. A sudden stripe of white. A ticket in the pocket. I leave it tucked inside. [Chorus: wider melody, longer held vowels] Secondhand Saturday. That red coat’s mine. A ticket in the pocket from nineteen ninety-nine. Keep the bag. I’ll wear it all the way. [Instrumental Break: clavinet and short brass answers over the full groove, 8 bars] [Bridge: close vocal, bass and light drums keep moving] One cuff needs stitches. I roll it twice. The seller shrugs. We settle on a price. [Final Chorus: open soulful lead, Nora’s own subtle harmonies] Secondhand Saturday. That red coat’s mine. A ticket in the pocket from nineteen ninety-nine. Keep the bag. I’ll wear it all the way. [Outro: groove continues beneath one gently sustained phrase] All the way… [Short instrumental ending] ```
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