The Good Stuff

[Verse 1]
You tell the cashier how your mother’s doing
She tells you her tomatoes finally took
A paper bag gives way beside the doorway
We laugh and gather apples from the floor

[Pre-Chorus]
The plane glass holds a town beneath us
Your sleeve brushes mine; we watch it shrink

[Chorus]
This is the good stuff, right here, right now
Your familiar voice in the checkout crowd
A plain old morning, a cup, a chair
I didn’t know how much I’d miss being there
This is the good stuff, right here, right now
Say it again before the day runs out

[Verse 2]
The kitchen clock is late by seven minutes
You leave your blue mug by the sink
You hum the tune you always miss the ending of
I let the little moment linger long enough

[Pre-Chorus]
The airport window catches your reflection
You point below and say, “That’s home”

[Chorus]
This is the good stuff, right here, right now
Your familiar voice in the checkout crowd
A plain old morning, a cup, a chair
I didn’t know how much I’d miss being there
This is the good stuff, right here, right now
Say it again before the day runs out

[Bridge]
One day these small things will be stories
Your coat on the hook, your keys in the bowl
So stay a minute by the open cupboard
Tell me the part I already know

[Final Chorus]
This is the good stuff, right here, right now
Your familiar voice in the checkout crowd
A plain old morning, a cup, a chair
I didn’t know how much I’d miss being there
This is the good stuff, right here, right now
Say it again before the day runs out

[Outro]
Before the day runs out
Stay here, stay here