Hope Was In The Room

[Verse 1]
I asked the vending machine for a sign
It dropped my change and ate my dime
I called the number on a paper cup
Got a recorded voice that said, “Good luck”
I chased each answer down the block
Past open doors and broken clocks
You said, “Come sit; the kettle’s on”
I’d missed the place where hope was from

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep taking the long way home
Trying every key but my own

[Chorus]
Wrong door, wrong turn, wrong little remedy
I keep looking everywhere but where you are with me
Wrong map, wrong move, still I come around
Hope was in the room when I was out searching town
Oh, I was out searching town

[Verse 2]
I bought a book that promised calm
Then lost the page that held the psalm
I asked the weather what to do
It changed its mind before I knew
You left a note beside the sink:
“Come back before you overthink”
The toast went cold, the tea went brown
You laughed and pulled a chair around

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep taking the long way home
Trying every key but my own

[Chorus]
Wrong door, wrong turn, wrong little remedy
I keep looking everywhere but where you are with me
Wrong map, wrong move, still I come around
Hope was in the room when I was out searching town
Oh, I was out searching town

[Bridge]
No grand design, no distant clue
Just your worn sleeves and the things we do
A light left on, a place to land
A steady voice, an offered hand

[Final Chorus]
Wrong door, wrong turn, wrong little remedy
I kept looking everywhere but where you are with me
Wrong map, wrong move, now I’m homeward bound
Hope was in the room; I finally turned around
Oh, I finally turned around

[Outro]
The kettle clicks, the rain lets through
I stop searching and sit with you