[INSTRUMENTAL — skipping kick, chopped voice stabs] [VERSE 1 — close, dry] Boxes labelled "kitchen" Half of them are hers We don't say her name We just lift He pretends it's just a flat I pretend I don't see Two toothbrushes by the sink One going in the bin [PRE-CHORUS — pads swelling] And we do it One van at a time [HOOK — chant, wide] One van at a time (one van at a time) One van at a time That's how you move a life One van at a time (one van at a time) One van at a time That's how you move a life [VERSE 2 — clipped] Seven years in one hallway Now it's stacked in my Corsa He jokes about the deposit His jokes work overtime Last trip he sits on the floor Where the sofa used to be Says "mate, thanks for today" Says it to the wall [HOOK — chant, wide] One van at a time (one van at a time) One van at a time That's how you move a life One van at a time (one van at a time) One van at a time That's how you move a life [INSTRUMENTAL — bass drops a bar, piano alone, then back] [BRIDGE — voice nearly alone, hats only] Next week he'll ring at midnight And I'll say the same thing Come round, we'll order in One night at a time [FINAL HOOK — fullest] One van at a time (one van at a time) One van at a time That's how you move a life One van at a time (one van at a time) One van at a time That's how you move a life [OUTRO — fragments] One van at a time [INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO — kick walks off, hats dissolve]
