[Verse 1] She was at the café at quarter to three He was at the café but the day before She left a note on the napkin that said "The coffee was good and you should try the door" He found the note on a Thursday in June She'd written it sometime in late July They both agreed this was completely insane And laughed at each other through opposite skies [Pre-Chorus] She was east when he was west He was early, she was late They kept a logbook of their failures Someone had to keep the faith [Chorus] They were always in the almost Always in the nearly there A half a heartbeat out of sequence A half a city past the square One of them was always leaving Just as one was coming home Two people sharing all the same wrong moments Never quite alone [Verse 2] He turned up in November on the right street She'd been there in November but the wrong year He said "how is this even mathematically legal" She said "I've started bringing a book just in case you appear" They invented a system involving text messages He sent his on Tuesday, she read hers on Thursday They drew a diagram over video call And circled in red where they kept going sideways [Pre-Chorus] She was north when he was south He was midnight, she was noon They filled a notebook with their calculations Neither one would change their tune [Chorus] They were always in the almost Always in the nearly there A half a heartbeat out of sequence A half a city past the square One of them was always leaving Just as one was coming home Two people sharing all the same wrong moments Never quite alone [Bridge] Maybe time's not linear Maybe maps just lie Maybe if you miss someone enough times in a row You eventually collide She's standing on the corner He's two minutes out The universe is watching Taking notes No doubt [Final Chorus] They were finally in the exact same place The same day, the same square The same ridiculous Tuesday afternoon The same cold autumn air Both of them stood frozen Neither moved an inch Two people in the right place at the right time for once Not wanting to flinch [Outro] He said "I can't believe this worked" She said "Don't jinx it" He said "The logbook ends here" She said "Start a new one"
