The Corner Booth Refrain

[Intro]
[Verse]
The neon hums a jagged tune
Beneath a heavy, silver moon
You’re staring at your coffee black
Wishing we could take it back
The trombone moans a low refrain
Mixing with the rhythm of rain
The porcelain is cracked and old
Like the stories we never told
[Pre-Chorus]
I see the years in your eyes
Underneath the diner skies
The upright bass begins to walk
Waiting for us both to talk
[Chorus]
Oh, let the melody rise high
Like a prayer sent to the sky (Yeah)
We’re caught in the bitter-sweet
Where the broken pieces meet
I’ll hold this note until it breaks
For all our old mistakes
[Post-Chorus]
Searching for the light
In the middle of the night
Just a little bit of grace
In this hollow, empty space
[Verse]
The jukebox finds that Motown soul
Back when we were young and whole
You reach across the Formica top
Praying that the clock will stop
The baritone guitar is grit
And we’re right in the thick of it
The sugar shaker’s nearly dry
Just like the well within my eye
[Pre-Chorus]
The Rhodes is warm and deep
Secrets that we used to keep
The shuffle groove is soft and slow
Nowhere left for us to go
[Chorus]
Oh, let the melody rise high
Like a prayer sent to the sky (Oh)
We’re caught in the bitter-sweet
Where the broken pieces meet
I’ll hold this note until it breaks
For all our old mistakes
[Bridge]
I missed your laughter in the dark
The way you always left a mark
The gospel in my heavy heart
Is tearing all the grief apart
I forgive the way you went
Every letter never sent
Every moment that we spent
[Chorus]
Oh, let the melody rise high
Like a prayer sent to the sky (Higher)
We’re caught in the bitter-sweet
Where the broken pieces meet
I’ll hold this note until it breaks
For all our old mistakes
[Hook]
We’re coming home
No more walking alone
In the G minor glow
Let the healing flow
[Outro]