[Verse 1] You hung the picture just a little wrong So every face leans toward the door The kitchen clock keeps skipping six Like it knows what we came here for [Pre-Chorus] You say the table’s level I watch the water run A little tilt can tell you Which way the trouble’s gone [Chorus] Crooked, crooked, every line Bends a little when you call it mine Crooked, crooked, let it stand One bad angle makes a house feel planned [Verse 2] Your left shoe waits beside the stairs The right one’s gone without a trace You leave a gap between the plates And set my glass in your old place [Pre-Chorus] You say the door sticks sometimes I hear it catch and sigh A little flaw can hold a room Together from inside [Chorus] Crooked, crooked, every line Bends a little when you call it mine Crooked, crooked, let it stand One bad angle makes a house feel planned [Bridge] If we straighten every shelf Will the walls admit the lean? If we sand away the edges What will tell us where we’ve been? [Final Chorus] Crooked, crooked, still we shine Not a single thing falls into line Crooked, crooked, hand in hand One bad angle makes a house feel planned [Outro] Leave the frame a little wrong Let the whole room lean along
