Take My Crooked Heart

[Verse 1]
I keep the chipped blue cup you cracked
The one you swore you'd throw away
Some mornings I still talk too fast
Some nights I let the dishes stay

[Pre-Chorus]
There you are in the glass again
Tall and sure with a cleaner name
I take one breath, let the kettle sing
I don't have to become that thing

[Chorus]
I make room for the parts that don't behave
For the tender nerve, for the stubborn stain
That polished ghost can run ahead
I have this life, this skin, this day
I won't wait till I'm fixed to step outside
I'll take my crooked heart along for the ride

[Verse 2]
I missed the call from my sister twice
Then sent a photo of the rain
She sent back her lopsided grin
And asked me over just the same

[Pre-Chorus]
There you are with your measured words
Never late and never lost
I can hear you pacing down the hall
But you don't get to name me all

[Chorus]
I make room for the parts that don't behave
For the tender nerve, for the stubborn stain
That polished ghost can run ahead
I have this life, this skin, this day
I won't wait till I'm fixed to step outside
I'll take my crooked heart along for the ride

[Bridge]
At the sink, I let the warm water run
My hands still shaking, the day's not done
No grand reveal, no perfect start
Just soap on my sleeve and a beating heart

[Final Chorus]
I make room for the parts that don't behave
For the tender nerve, for the stubborn stain
That polished ghost can run ahead
I have this life, this skin, this day
I won't wait till I'm fixed to step outside
I'll take my crooked heart along for the ride

[Outro]
The cup still holds
The morning comes
I am not finished
I am enough