[Verse 1: Male] The movers took the sofa at a quarter after two Now every step comes back to me, each board remembers you The bare wall keeps a rectangle where our picture used to be I found the little pencil marks that measured you and me [Verse 2: Female] There’s dust along the floorboards where we learned to turn in time Your coffee cup is wrapped up with the chipped blue cup of mine That record in the paper sleeve is waiting by the door We both know every note by heart, but neither wants it more [Pre-Chorus: Male] So give me one last turn around this room [Pre-Chorus: Female] Before the quiet has to move in soon [Chorus: Both] Come on, let’s dance while the walls are bare One last slow spin in the open air You take the record, I’ll take the frame We’ll leave with the song and keep the same For a little while, let the old floor sway No need to promise, no need to stay Come on, let’s dance while the boxes wait One last good night before we separate [Verse 3: Female] The hallway clock is packed away, the kitchen’s nearly clear I fold the curtains carefully; you carry them downstairs A strip of afternoon lies warm across the dusty floor You reach for me, I meet you there, as we have danced before [Verse 4: Male] We never found a perfect way to split a life in two The record’s got a scratch that skips right where I first met you You say, “Keep it,” then you shake your head and smile at what we said We set it gently in the box between the books and thread [Pre-Chorus: Female] So give me one last turn around this room [Pre-Chorus: Male] Before the quiet has to move in soon [Chorus: Both] Come on, let’s dance while the walls are bare One last slow spin in the open air You take the record, I’ll take the frame We’ll leave with the song and keep the same For a little while, let the old floor sway No need to promise, no need to stay Come on, let’s dance while the boxes wait One last good night before we separate [Bridge: Male and Female, intimate] [Male] Your hand still knows the turn [Female] My feet still know the floor [Male] We don’t have to make it mean [Female] More than what it was before [Both] Let the record rest between us Let the last refrain be kind [Final Chorus: Both, radiant] Come on, let’s dance while the walls are bare One last slow spin in the open air You take the record, I’ll take the frame We’ll leave with the song and keep the same For a little while, let the old floor sway No need to promise, no need to stay Come on, let’s dance while the boxes wait One last good night before we separate [Outro: Both] One last turn around this room One last turn, then we make room
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