[Verse 1] Your picture hangs a little wrong One corner lifting from the wall You say the house has settled down I hear the hallway lean and groan [Pre-Chorus] You measure every step I take Then move the line while I’m asleep [Chorus] Crooked, every promise bends Crooked, where the straight road ends You drew a door across the floor Then swore there never was a wall Crooked, I can see it now Crooked, but I won’t bow [Verse 2] The kitchen clock skips over six The sink keeps one cold drop in time You leave your keys beside the bread Like nothing here was ever mine [Pre-Chorus] You call the tilt a trick of light I’ve held that level to the frame [Chorus] Crooked, every promise bends Crooked, where the straight road ends You drew a door across the floor Then swore there never was a wall Crooked, I can see it now Crooked, but I won’t bow [Bridge] Keep the ruler, keep the plan Keep the little marks you made I’ll take the hinges from the door And leave the crooked where it lays [Final Chorus] Crooked, every promise bends Crooked, but this is where it ends You drew a door across the floor I found the frame and walked right through Crooked, I can see it now Crooked, and I’m out somehow [Outro] One corner lifting from the wall I don’t have to fix it all
