Borrowed Parts

[Verse 1]
You left your coat beside the stairs
I kept the button that came loose
Then someone new arrived with strings
And taught the room a different tune

[Pre-Chorus]
I try to count us in together
But every downbeat shifts its place

[Chorus]
Two songs begin, then pull apart
Your melody still crosses mine
I hold the note you left unfinished
While new chords crowd the same four bars
Two songs begin, then pull apart
My heart keeps time with borrowed parts

[Verse 2]
Her laugh comes in a major key
Your goodbye leans against the wall
I set a chair for each refrain
And hear them answer through the hall

[Pre-Chorus]
I try to count us in together
But every downbeat shifts its place

[Chorus]
Two songs begin, then pull apart
Your melody still crosses mine
I hold the note you left unfinished
While new chords crowd the same four bars
Two songs begin, then pull apart
My heart keeps time with borrowed parts

[Bridge]
Maybe love was never meant
To fit one page, one measured line
I’ll let the dissonance remain
A truth that doesn’t need to rhyme

[Final Chorus]
Two songs begin, then pull apart
Your melody still crosses mine
I hold the note you left unfinished
While new chords crowd the same four bars
Two songs begin, then pull apart
My heart keeps time with borrowed parts

[Outro]
The last note hangs between us
No one has to call it home