[instrumental intro] [Verse 1] I want to be what you can count on when the room goes quiet they talk too fast but I can hear the truth in the cracks between it at the bar, he laughed set the bucket by the sink and grabbed his bottle slipped out the back with one red shoe untied and her jacket on crooked [Chorus] I want to be the one you call when the whole thing starts to fall apart I want to be the reason you stay when everybody else gets loud and hard not a promise I can’t keep just somebody steady in the week I want to be, I want to be what you need when you need me [Verse 2] You said my name like you were testing if it still fit in your mouth I kept it plain didn’t dress it up, didn’t talk around it now the kitchen hums and your keys sit right by the half-full bowl small things stick more than the big words people try to sell [Chorus] I want to be the one you call when the whole thing starts to fall apart I want to be the reason you stay when everybody else gets loud and hard not a promise I can’t keep just somebody steady in the week I want to be, I want to be what you need when you need me [Bridge] If I get it wrong, say so I’d rather hear the truth than watch you go no smoke, no show, no running line just let me know if I’m still on your side [Chorus] I want to be the one you call when the whole thing starts to fall apart I want to be the reason you stay when everybody else gets loud and hard not a promise I can’t keep just somebody steady in the week I want to be, I want to be what you need when you need me
