“Never Change Your Side Of Bed” Performed by Tony Sanchez Written by Stephen Ray (12Gauge858) SPOKEN INTRO My Angel… Before you speak, just let me say this. I noticed some things tonight I wasn’t meant to notice alone. VERSE 1 I pulled two glasses from the cabinet and poured the orange juice halfway. One was waiting by your chair before I remembered you were away. I almost asked if you wanted ice, then the whole room went still. That second glass beside my hand said more than I ever will. CHORUS I never changed your side of the bed, never moved your pillow from its place. I still sleep close to the edge, leaving room for you just in case. My Angel… I never changed your side of the bed. VERSE 2 Your charger’s by the lamp, wrapped the way you left it. Your book is open upside down, still waiting where you stopped. I leave the bathroom light on before I cross the hall, because you never liked the darkness, and I still remember that. Your faded-gold coffee cup is resting in the back. I washed it, dried it, set it there— never changed where it sat. TURNAROUND Little things are where love stays when somebody isn’t there. CHORUS I never changed your side of the bed, never moved your pillow from its place. I still sleep close to the edge, leaving room for you just in case. My Angel… I never changed your side of the bed. BRIDGE A bed is only wood and sheets until somebody makes it home. I don’t pretend you’re lying there or whisper to the dark alone. I keep my hands on my side and leave yours like it was, because moving it would feel too much like saying you were gone. FINAL CHORUS I never changed your side of the bed. I still leave room for you just in case. My Angel, you don’t have to answer yet. I only needed you to hear me say: I never changed your side… of the bed. SPOKEN OUTRO That second glass? It’s still on the counter. I couldn’t pour it out.
