[Intro - spoken, dry, Rhodes only, no drums] Three fifty-eight in the mornin'. Sittin' in my own kitchen with the light off. And this been in my chest since February. So I'ma say it now. To nobody. [Verse 1] February the ninth Parking lot behind the Chinese spot on Broad You still had your badge clipped on your shirt They walked you out at four fifteen And you said "I'm fine" And I turned the radio up And I said "you'll find somethin' better" Like better was the problem [Pre-Chorus] That's the part That's the exact part I keep goin' back to Not the big stuff The parkin' lot [Chorus] What I should've said was "You ain't gotta be okay" What I should've said was "Cry right here, I ain't goin' nowhere" Five words, girl Five words sittin' in my mouth And I swallowed 'em And I been payin' for five words ever since [Verse 2] Your birthday, the twenty-second You cooked, I ate I was on the phone with my brother 'bout a car You put the plate down soft You ain't slam nothin', you ain't say nothin' Went and sat on the edge of the tub with the light off And I let you sit there Twenty minutes I let you sit there And when you came out I said "you good?" And you said "mm hm" And I took it 'Cause takin' it was easier than askin' twice [Pre-Chorus] That's the part That's the exact part I keep goin' back to Not the big stuff The bathroom door [Chorus] What I should've said was "You ain't gotta be okay" What I should've said was "Cry right here, I ain't goin' nowhere" Five words, girl Five words sittin' in my mouth And I swallowed 'em And I been payin' for five words ever since [Bridge - half time, drop to one Rhodes and sub bass, spoken then sung] See, I know how to say sorry. Sorry's cheap. Sorry's somethin' you can say with your coat still on, standin' by the door. What I never learned how to say was "I see you." "I'm scared too." "Don't get up. Stay here with me." And that ain't even a whole sentence. That's it. That's all it was. [Final Chorus - modulate up a whole step, stacks in] What I should've said was "You ain't gotta be okay" What I should've said was "Cry right here, I ain't goin' nowhere" Five words, girl Five words sittin' in my mouth And I swallowed every one And I'm still standin' in this kitchen sayin' 'em to the wall [Vamp - 45 seconds, ad-libs over stacks, guitar answering] Five words That's all it was Five words Ooh, that's all it ever was February the ninth, girl The twenty-second, girl I had 'em I had 'em the whole time
