Keep The Receipt

[Intro] One for the ride, two for the call Go on, write it down, write it all [Verse 1] You paid last time, I missed one train You texted first, I came too late You waited ten whole minutes more So now I owe you keeping score You count the meals, you count the miles You count apologies and smiles You brought a calculator out To prove what friendship’s all about [Pre-Chorus] You counted every favor But not the nights I stayed You counted every minute But not what people gave So count this too— [Chorus] Keep the receipt, keep the change Put a price on every day Count the calls, count the tears Add me up, then disappear Count it, count it, count it all Every gift and every fall You got everything fair in the end Congratulations—you lost a friend [Post-Chorus] Add it up Cross it out Zero left Count me out [Verse 2] Three bucks for the bracelet Two points for the ride Deduct one for the argument Charge interest on the night Five cents for the birthday card One fee for the secret kept Put a tax on every promise Bill me for the tears you wept Here’s the frame, here’s the keychain Here’s the shirt you left behind Take the value, take the objects Look—we made the whole thing right [Pre-Chorus 2] You counted every kindness Till kindness disappeared You made the numbers balance And emptied out the years So count this too— [Chorus] Keep the receipt, keep the change Put a price on every day Count the calls, count the tears Add me up, then disappear Count it, count it, count it all Every gift and every fall You got everything fair in the end Congratulations—you lost a friend [Bridge] I never wanted equal I wanted us I thought a gift stopped being mine The moment it reached your hands I thought love meant losing count I thought you’d understand But you were keeping score The whole time [Final Chorus] Keep the receipt, keep the change Put a price on every day Take your balance, take your proof Take the friendship you reduced Count it, count it, count it all Every gift and every fall Every number came out right So why did everything still die? You got everything fair in the end Congratulations—you lost a friend [Final Post-Chorus] Add it up Cross it out Zero left I’m gone now [Outro] You won We’re even