[Intro — breathy] Is that mine? Mm. Thought so. ⸻ [Verse 1] You’re driving One hand on the wheel Sleeves pushed back Watch catching the light And there it is Around your wrist One black hair tie That definitely belongs to me I ask when you took it You say “I didn’t” Apparently it moved in On its own ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] You say “You always need one” Like that explains Why you carry it now Maybe it does ⸻ [Chorus] Hair tie on your wrist Such a stupid little thing But something about seeing A piece of my routine Living comfortably with you Gets underneath my skin Hair tie on your wrist No ceremony attached Just proof you think of me In moments When I’m not even asking Mm Keep it there I’ll probably need it later ⸻ [Verse 2] You’ve got one of my lip balms In the passenger door My preferred tea In your kitchen The charger that fits my phone Beside your bed None of it happened Through discussion It just accumulated Quietly Until your life started having Useful places for mine ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] You reach across Pull my hair away from my neck Take the band From your wrist And I forget What we were talking about ⸻ [Chorus] Hair tie on your wrist Such a stupid little thing But something about your fingers Gathering up my hair Makes ordinary care Feel dangerously intimate Hair tie on your wrist No promise No display Just you remembering What I lose Before I notice it’s gone Mm Keep it there I like knowing where to find it ⸻ [Bridge] Maybe closeness looks like this My things Becoming useful to you Your things Becoming familiar to me No conversation About merging lives Just two toothbrushes One spare charger And my hair In your hands ⸻ [Final Chorus] Hair tie on your wrist I know it shouldn’t mean this much But you slide it off So slowly Then gather all my hair With one careful touch Hair tie on your wrist And your mouth Near the back of my neck You say “Hold still” I do [Rising melisma] Sti-i-i-i-ill— [Layered upper harmony] Maybe keep the hair tie I’m not going anywhere yet [Brief whistle note] ⸻ [Outro] That one’s mine. [Soft laugh] Keep it.
