A Little More Room

[Verse 1] We moved the shelf across the room Found a picture and a missing button Sold the chair nobody used And gave the coats to someone who could love them The afternoon came through the glass It felt like something heavy letting go at last [Pre-Chorus] Every empty corner says There's a little life we haven't lived here yet [Chorus] A little more room for dancing A little more time to be A little less holding on to things That never did much holding on to me A little more room for laughter A little more air in the day We don't need to have more of everything We need room for the things that stay [Verse 2] The table's small but pulls right out We invite the neighbors from downstairs One brings bread and one brings news Someone asks if we could leave the music there We use the windowsill for plates And no one has to ask if they can stay [Pre-Chorus] Every empty corner says There's a little life we haven't lived here yet [Chorus] A little more room for dancing A little more time to be A little less holding on to things That never did much holding on to me A little more room for laughter A little more air in the day We don't need to have more of everything We need room for the things that stay [Bridge - intimate solo vocal, piano and strings] I'm not empty when I let things go I'm making somewhere good things can grow A chair for you, a place for me A quieter kind of plenty [Instrumental interlude - orchestra and rhythm section, no vocals] [Final Chorus] A little more room for dancing A little more time to be A little less holding on to things That never did much holding on to me A little more room for laughter A little more air in the day We don't need to have more of everything We need room for the things that stay [Outro] Pull the table out Leave a little room There's always room for you