[Verse 1] You left your coat beside the stairs I kept the button that came loose Then someone new arrived with strings And taught the room a different tune [Pre-Chorus] I try to count us in together But every downbeat shifts its place [Chorus] Two songs begin, then pull apart Your melody still crosses mine I hold the note you left unfinished While new chords crowd the same four bars Two songs begin, then pull apart My heart keeps time with borrowed parts [Verse 2] Her laugh comes in a major key Your goodbye leans against the wall I set a chair for each refrain And hear them answer through the hall [Pre-Chorus] I try to count us in together But every downbeat shifts its place [Chorus] Two songs begin, then pull apart Your melody still crosses mine I hold the note you left unfinished While new chords crowd the same four bars Two songs begin, then pull apart My heart keeps time with borrowed parts [Bridge] Maybe love was never meant To fit one page, one measured line I’ll let the dissonance remain A truth that doesn’t need to rhyme [Final Chorus] Two songs begin, then pull apart Your melody still crosses mine I hold the note you left unfinished While new chords crowd the same four bars Two songs begin, then pull apart My heart keeps time with borrowed parts [Outro] The last note hangs between us No one has to call it home
