[Verse 1] Third drawer down in my old desk Ticket stubs A cracked cassette Polaroid with half your face Folded note that just says “wait” Late apartment, borrowed time Keys on the counter, cheap red wine Nervous laugh, the lights still on Like we both knew what came next [Chorus] Third drawer down I go there Shaking hands Holding air Every second screaming louder than the sound When I reached for the third drawer down Third drawer down Yeah, I swear That’s where courage learned how to care Laughing at how fast my heart beat loud When I pulled it from the third drawer down [Verse 2] Dried-up pen from years ago Smudged notes Things we never wrote Key to some forgotten lock Your old bracelet Broken clasp The pause before we crossed the line Asking once more, “You sure?” That small blue square in my palm Felt heavier than I’d imagined [Bridge] I tell myself “slow it down Breathe” [whispered] “This changes things somehow” But my hand keeps freezing on that photograph Like the moment’s caught inside the drawer [crescendo] One deep breath Then shut the door [Chorus] Third drawer down I go there First times Handled with care Every little truth we never said out loud Spilling out in the third drawer down Third drawer down Yeah, it’s there That thin line between then and now Laughing after, lying face to face But I can’t throw it out Guess I’m stuck in the third drawer down
