Blue Ink and Wool

[Intro]
[Verse]
Found a scrap of paper thin
Hidden where the lining's been
Blue ink fading on the page
Yellowed with a quiet age
Two coffees and a side of toast
The ghost I seem to miss the most
[Pre-Chorus]
Outside the window, winter bites
I'm back beneath those diner lights
The smell of grease and heavy rain
A dull and familiar kind of pain
[Chorus]
Strumming chords on a wooden box
Time is ticking on the clocks
You’re an ocean far away
In a different kind of day
Just a receipt in my hand
From a life we didn't plan
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the things we keep
While the city is asleep
[Verse]
Route nine was a ribbon black
No intention of looking back
Dashboard glowed a ghostly green
The purest sight I’ve ever seen
You laughed until your voice went hoarse
Changing every steady course
[Chorus]
Strumming chords on a wooden box
Time is ticking on the clocks
You’re an ocean far away
In a different kind of day
Just a receipt in my hand
From a life we didn't plan
[Bridge]
Now you're under London skies
Watching different suns arise
I’m still in this woolen coat
Reading what the waitress wrote
Is it cold where you are now?
I’d reach out if I knew how
[Break]
[Verse]
Brushed cajon like a steady beat
Walking down a frozen street
The cello swells inside my chest
Putting all the ghosts to rest
I’ll fold the paper, tuck it deep
A secret that I meant to keep
[Chorus]
Strumming chords on a wooden box
Time is ticking on the clocks
You’re an ocean far away
In a different kind of day
Just a receipt in my hand
From a life we didn't plan
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, the things we keep
While the city is asleep
[Outro]