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[Intro] [Verse] You’re back again at half-past four To haunt the creaks across my floor That tattered Keats is looking thin Much like the patience I am in You flip the pages, check the price I’ve told you twice, it’s far too nice (Doo-ba-dee, a little too nice) [Pre-Chorus] The ink is fading on the leaf Our conversation’s far too brief I watch you trace a broken line And wish that margin could be mine [Chorus] Between the spines and dusty shelves We’re slowly cataloging ourselves A little dog-eared, slightly worn Before the morning light is born Read me slowly, word by word The sweetest prose I’ve ever heard [Hook] Just a paperback romance Giving love a second glance [Verse] My silver hair, your glasses low We’ve got nowhere we need to go You quote a verse about the rain To hide the focus of your strain I fix the binding with a smile Let’s stay a chapter for a while (Shoo-be-do-wap, just a while) [Pre-Chorus] The shop is closing for the night Underneath the yellow lamplight Your thumb is lingering on the text I’m wondering what’s coming next [Chorus] Between the spines and dusty shelves We’re slowly cataloging ourselves A little dog-eared, slightly worn Before the morning light is born Read me slowly, word by word The sweetest prose I’ve ever heard [Bridge] The lamplight flickers dim and blue I’m highlighting the parts of you Beyond the footnotes and the gloss I’m measuring the gain and loss Turn the page and let me in Where the real stories begin [Break] (Clarinet solo with walking bass) [Verse] You say the ending feels too fast I say the classics always last You haven’t bought a single thing Except the hope that you might bring I’ll keep your place, I’ll fold the edge A quiet, paper-thin little pledge [Chorus] Between the spines and dusty shelves We’re slowly cataloging ourselves A little dog-eared, slightly worn Before the morning light is born Read me slowly, word by word The sweetest prose I’ve ever heard [Post-Chorus] Hardcover heart with a soft-cover soul You’re the part that makes me whole (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, whole) [Interlude] (Scat singing: Skat-a-lee-dat, doo-wop-bop) (Muted trumpet response) (Doo-bee-dee-ba, zut-da-da-da) [Outro]
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