[Intro - exposed piano, close female voice] Don't tell me. Let me try. [Verse 1 - female, intimate and wry] Rain against the window. My queen beside your cup. I say I meant to lose her. You try not to look up. There's a red book on the table, Brass light across the spine. You ask me for a secret. I take a little time. [Chorus - female, full band, broad melodic hook] LEAVE ME A LITTLE UNKNOWN. A SONG YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE. I CAN LOSE THE GAME AND HATE IT AND STILL BE GLAD IT'S YOU. LEAVE ME A LITTLE UNKNOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET ME WIN. KEEP THE LIGHT ACROSS THE TABLE. LET A DIFFERENT ANSWER IN. [Verse 2 - male, close and restrained, bass and muted guitar] I wanted one room in the world Where I could get it right. I wrote the part where you refused me. I liked the way it rhymed. Now I'm listening for a sound I haven't put in place. It's hard to leave a line alone When I can fill the space. [Verse 3 - female, piano returns, gathering warmth] Upstairs they call me June now. I let the wrong name stay. There's a march I used to laugh at That I practiced twice today. I had a darker story ready. I knew how it would sound. Then that stupid little melody Wouldn't let me put it down. [Chorus - female, heavier guitars, voice stays clear] LEAVE ME A LITTLE UNKNOWN. A SONG YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE. I CAN LOSE THE GAME AND HATE IT AND STILL BE GLAD IT'S YOU. LEAVE ME A LITTLE UNKNOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET ME WIN. KEEP THE LIGHT ACROSS THE TABLE. LET A DIFFERENT ANSWER IN. [Instrumental bridge - piano plays a simple bright march; sustained heavy guitars answer] [Male - quiet] Is that what you'd have chosen? [Female - lightly, over piano] I'm still learning how it goes. [Final Chorus - female lead, full band, spacious and powerful] LEAVE ME A LITTLE UNKNOWN. A SONG YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE. I CAN LOSE THE GAME AND HATE IT AND STILL BE GLAD IT'S YOU. LEAVE US A LITTLE UNKNOWN. WE DON'T HAVE TO FILL IT IN. KEEP THE LIGHT ACROSS THE TABLE. LET A DIFFERENT ANSWER IN. [Outro - piano trails off; female, gently competitive] Your move.
