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Mint Tile Cafe

[Verse 1] You saved my seat By the salt-stained window Sugar on the rim And a half-said hello Your spoon made circles In the foam like tides I kept my hands Around a paper cup [Pre-Chorus] Now the morning drifts Through the open door Your laugh still hangs Where the fans turn slow And I keep missing What I can't replace Like a blue-tile shadow On that same old face [Chorus] That one cafe Still knows my name That one cafe Still tastes the same I pass that door And I slow down That one cafe Pulls me under now [Verse 2] The chalkboard specials Faded in the rain Lemon on the glass And the cracked-window frame You wrote your number On a napkin edge Then took it back Before I could read it The waiter hums Like he saw too much He sets down cups Then looks away [Pre-Chorus] Now the morning drifts Through the open door Your laugh still hangs Where the fans turn slow And I keep missing What I can't replace Like a blue-tile shadow On that same old face [Chorus] That one cafe Still knows my name That one cafe Still tastes the same I pass that door And I slow down That one cafe Pulls me under now [Bridge] Maybe you left Before the rain Maybe I stayed In the wrong frame The ice would clink Your chair would slide And every goodbye Would arrive on time [Chorus] That one cafe Still knows my name That one cafe Still tastes the same I pass that door And I slow down That one cafe Pulls me under now [Outro] Blue tile glow Fading slow That one cafe I still go