(Verse 1) The wooden bench offers a quiet seat Away from the rush of the rain-washed street We stepped across the threshold, you and I To watch the heavy storm clouds passing by The air between us settles, calm and clear A steady comfort knowing you are here (Chorus) Within these walls, the sudden world outside Is something we can face and take in stride It’s you and me, companions in the room Chasing away the gray and quiet gloom The loyal space we hold Within these walls, another chapter told (Verse 2) I hear the gentle ticking of the clock The turning of the handle in the lock We share our stories, old and rough and new The kind of talking I can only do with you We sit together on this sturdy wood Understood the way good friends are understood (Chorus) Within these walls, the sudden world outside Is something we can face and take in stride It’s you and me, companions in the room Chasing away the gray and quiet gloom The loyal space we hold Within these walls, another chapter told (Bridge) An old umbrella resting by the door Our shadows cast across the concrete floor If we speak softly, surely we can find The overlapping lines we left behind Before the quiet settles in the wood We find a sanctuary, like we should (Outro) Within these walls. Just the threshold and the floor. Within these walls. Good friends and nothing more. Within these walls.
