The Ticket in the Case

[Intro]
[Verse]
Neon sign flickers low and dim
Dusty light on the metal rim
Cracked vinyl on the swivel chair
Cherry mist hanging in the air
I’m walking through the ghost of her
Everything feels like a blur
[Pre-Chorus]
I open up the iron case
Find a secret in this place
Yellowed paper, seventy-two
A night of magic she once knew
[Chorus]
Small love in the quiet hours
Stronger than the garden flowers
Ordinary days turned into gold
Stories that were never told
I’m smiling through a heavy tear
Knowing that you’re still right here
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the quiet love
Just like a velvet glove
In the ordinary days
In the ordinary ways
[Verse]
Half-used tube of cherry red
Words she never really said
Reflections in the silver glass
Watching all the shadows pass
She gave her life in every snip
Biting on a painted lip
[Pre-Chorus]
Wurlitzer begins to moan
I am standing here alone
But the stub between my thumbs
Beats just like the Motown drums
[Chorus]
Small love in the quiet hours
Stronger than the garden flowers
Ordinary days turned into gold
Stories that were never told
I’m smiling through a heavy tear
Knowing that you’re still right here
[Bridge]
Horns are blowing for the queen
Of every little neighborhood scene
She didn’t need a velvet stage
Just a life on every page
Now the ache is turning warm
Shelter from the winter storm
[Chorus]
Small love in the quiet hours
Stronger than the garden flowers
Ordinary days turned into gold
Stories that were never told
I’m smiling through a heavy tear
Knowing that you’re still right here
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the quiet love
Just like a velvet glove
In the ordinary days
In the ordinary ways
[Outro]