[Intro] There she is There she is There she is again [Verse 1] She stands where the hallway meets the room Half in shadow, half perfume With a paper cup and painted eyes Watching everybody advertise Boys tell jokes with their collars wide Girls turn silver when they turn aside The record skips, but nobody hears They’re too busy being what they’ve practiced for years [Pre-Chorus] And she don’t laugh too loud She don’t lean too close She just holds that look Like she already knows [Chorus] Who is the girl at the door? What is she waiting for? Is she lonely or just keeping score? The girl at the door She sees the room like a stage Reads every smile on the page And I wonder if I’ve seen her before The girl at the door [Verse 2] There’s a man in a jacket talking big About a song he heard, about a car he’ll get And a woman in red says she’s doing fine While she checks her face in the bottle shine Someone kisses like they’re being seen Someone dances with a magazine And she just stands in the doorway light Like the only sober thought in the room tonight [Pre-Chorus] And she don’t move too fast She don’t give too much But the whole place changes When her fingers touch [Chorus] Who is the girl at the door? What is she waiting for? Is she lonely or just keeping score? The girl at the door She sees the room like a stage Reads every smile on the page And I wonder if I’ve seen her before The girl at the door [Bridge] Maybe she came with somebody Maybe she came alone Maybe she knows this party Ain’t nobody’s home Maybe she’s cruel, maybe she’s clever Maybe she’s scared to dance Maybe she’s me in another mirror Waiting for her chance [Verse 3] The kitchen light turns everyone green The birthday cake goes untouched, unseen She writes a name in the window steam Then wipes it clean like a little bad dream I turn around and she’s looking back One raised brow and a cigarette laugh For half a second I understand She’s not outside it — she’s holding the plan [Final Chorus] Who is the girl at the door? What is she waiting for? Is she lonely or just wanting more? The girl at the door She sees the room like a stage Reads every smile on the page And I swear I have known her before The girl at the door [Outro] There she is There she is There she is again Half in shadow Half adored The girl at the door The girl at the door
