Ink on My Thumb

[Intro]
[Verse]
Shift ended at half past ten
Washed the counters, dropped my pen
Walked home in the mist again
Thinking of the where and when
Waiting for the world to end
With a message I can't send
[Chorus]
Between the pages of that book
I hope you take a second look
I left a piece of me inside
A little secret I can’t hide
Smudged the ink right on my thumb
Feeling giddy, feeling dumb
[Verse]
The library was quiet then
I found a dusty little den
I wrote it on a yellow scrap
Folded in my winter cap
Dog-eared page of poetry
Something meant for only me
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe you are just like me
Drinking honey-lemon tea
Looking for a little sign
Hoping that the stars align
[Chorus]
Between the pages of that book
I hope you take a second look
I left a piece of me inside
A little secret I can’t hide
Smudged the ink right on my thumb
Feeling giddy, feeling dumb
[Verse]
The cassette tape has a hiss
Like a phantom's quiet kiss
Warped and wobbly in the air
I don't even really care
If you never find the spot
I'll give it all the heart I've got
[Hook]
Page one-hundred-four
Waiting by the door
I don't need no more
Falling on the floor
[Bridge]
The Casio is playing low
Watching how the shadows grow
My favorite mug is cracked and old
The coffee’s gone, the milk is cold
I tucked the paper in the spine
I hope your hands will meet with mine
[Post-Chorus]
Just a silly little note
In a book you might have wrote
In a world so far remote
Let my heavy heart just float
[Chorus]
Between the pages of that book
I hope you take a second look
I left a piece of me inside
A little secret I can’t hide
Smudged the ink right on my thumb
Feeling giddy, feeling dumb
[Outro]