One Open Stall

[Verse 1]
I’m planted by the sink
Holding my small blue bag
Tapping my shoe to the tile
Watching the line drag

The paper towel box is empty
The soap looks half asleep
Everybody checks the door
Nobody says a thing

[Pre-Chorus]
One latch clicks
I lean in
Then it’s just
Somebody leaves

I hear the lock
My heart jumps
Don’t let it be
The broken one again

[Chorus]
One open stall
One open stall
Please, just one open stall
One open stall

I’ve been here too long
Trying to stay calm
One open stall
One open stall

[Verse 2]
A kid in the corner laughs
His dad says, not for long
A woman fixes her hair
Like she’s waiting on a song

The hand dryer roars and dies
Like it’s out of breath
I keep my eyes on that door
Like it owes me a debt

[Pre-Chorus]
Footsteps pass
Then fade out
I can feel
My patience drop

That tiny hinge
That metal click
Could save me now
Or keep me stuck

[Chorus]
One open stall
One open stall
Please, just one open stall
One open stall

I’ve been here too long
Trying to stay calm
One open stall
One open stall

[Bridge]
At last, a shuffle
A cough, a flush
The world slows down
I’m one step up

Then a lock turns
And I almost cry
A miracle
In plastic light

[Final Chorus]
One open stall
One open stall
Please, just one open stall
One open stall

I’ve been here too long
Now I’m moving on
One open stall
One open stall