We wake before the alarm goes off You stretch, I reach to switch it off We watch the rain against the pane You bring my shoe, I find your chain We take the stairs, we miss the lift You stop to sniff the same old brick We cross the road beside the store You know what we came outside for We take the long way, Nine and I We stop beneath the changing sky We’ve got nowhere we need to be You’ve got the world in every tree We take the long way, nice and slow You pick the turns, I let you go Hey, Nine, keep a place for me There’s always more for us to see We find a stick beside the stream You carry it like something clean We meet the man who brings the bread You sit, he pats your muddy head We leave two kinds of footprints there My worn-out shoes, your paws in pairs We get back home a little late You shake the rain beside the gate We take the long way, Nine and I We stop beneath the changing sky We’ve got nowhere we need to be You’ve got the world in every tree We take the long way, nice and slow You pick the turns, I let you go Hey, Nine, keep a place for me There’s always more for us to see We don’t need much to fill the day A patch of sun, a place to stay Your chin rests heavy on my knee We sit until it’s time for tea We turn the lights down after nine You leave your little bed for mine We fall asleep before the rain Tomorrow, we’ll go out again
