[Cold Open: dry intimate vocal; finger snap; bass pickup] Good things make me nervous Don’t let go just yet [Verse 1: playful rhythmic phrasing; sparse funk groove] You remembered how I take my coffee I forgot the joke I came to tell Left a little ring upon your table Trying not to spill it on myself I can make a stranger give me their number Never have to think about my hands Now you’re moving closer on the sofa And I’m smoothing out my jeans again [Pre-Chorus: rising melody; guitar drops out] Got a joke to change the subject Got my coat beside the door Then you ask me, “Want another?” And I put it on the floor [Chorus: full melodic release; elastic bass; warm open lead] Good things make me nervous You make it hard to hide Every time you pull me closer There goes my clever side Good things make me nervous But I’m staying anyway If my hand shakes when you hold it Hold it anyway [Post-Chorus: instantly singable; bass answers each phrase] Hold it, hold it Hold it anyway I’m not looking for the exit I’m just learning how to stay [Verse 2: smiling delivery; percussion variation] Told my friends I’d only stay a minute Now they’re sending question marks at ten You’re showing me your terrible school picture And I’m asking you to zoom again Then you say, “We ought to do this Friday” Like it’s easy wanting something twice I say, “Maybe,” just to sound collected Friday’s been wide open all this time [Pre-Chorus: more exposed; build then one-beat silence] Got a joke to change the subject But I let it disappear You say, “You can tell me if you’re leaving” I say, “No, I like it here” [Chorus: stronger lead; restrained self-harmonies] Good things make me nervous You make it hard to hide Every time you pull me closer There goes my clever side Good things make me nervous But I’m staying anyway If my hand shakes when you hold it Hold it anyway [Post-Chorus: clipped doubles; bright three-note instrumental reply] Hold it, hold it Hold it anyway I’m not looking for the exit I’m just learning how to stay [Bridge: drums stop; electric piano; plain, unguarded vocal] You say, “I nearly didn’t ask you” I say, “You looked so sure” You laugh and spill a little coffee Now there’s two rings on the floor [Brief instrumental lift: bass pickup; four bars; no oversized drop] [Final Chorus: brighter voicings; emotional lift; same lead] Good things make us nervous We don’t have to hide You can lose your train of thought I can lose my clever side Good things make us nervous But we’re staying anyway If your hand shakes when I hold it I’ll hold it anyway [Final Post-Chorus: wide self-harmonies; lead remains clear] Hold it, hold it Hold it anyway We’re not looking for the exit We’re just learning how to stay [Outro: instruments cut; close smiling vocal] Good things make me nervous Ask me about Friday again
