Handle With Care

[Intro]
[Verse]
The bell rings twice
You look so nice
In that corduroy coat
Like a dusty note
You place a mug
Give your rug a tug
It’s a ceramic cat
With a tiny hat
I scan the price
Try to be concise
But my hands start shaking
My heart is aching
[Pre-Chorus]
(Wait, did I blink?)
(Is it G minor? I think)
I’m acting so strange
Counting your change
Like it’s a secret code
On a winding road
[Chorus]
We’re sailing away
In a chipped clay tray
Across the counter top
We’ll never ever stop
In a mug with wings
Where the kettle sings
Just you and me
On the ceramic sea
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, handle with care
Ooh, the way you stare
[Verse]
You brought a cup
I’m looking up
It’s shaped like a boot
And you’re so cute
You say it’s for tea
But it’s gold to me
I put it on the shelf
Talking to myself
Is it weird to say
I’ve missed you today?
(I kept it inside)
(Nowhere to hide)
[Pre-Chorus]
(My pulse is a drum)
(Feeling so numb)
I drop the receipt
Admitting defeat
My face is turning red
Inside of my head
[Chorus]
We’re sailing away
In a chipped clay tray
Across the counter top
We’ll never ever stop
In a mug with wings
Where the kettle sings
Just you and me
On the ceramic sea
[Bridge]
We’ll hike through shirts
Where the polyester hurts
Climb a mountain of lace
In this dusty place
We’ll camp in a vase
In a floral daze
With the toy piano blues
In our mismatched shoes
Tiny lives we lead
Everything we need
[Verse]
You start to leave
Heart on my sleeve
I hold the door
Wanting much more
You turn and smile
Stay for a while
But the street is loud
Lost in the crowd
I’ll wait for the bell
In my porcelain shell
Until the next time
In this silly rhyme
[Chorus]
We’re sailing away
In a chipped clay tray
Across the counter top
We’ll never ever stop
In a mug with wings
Where the kettle sings
Just you and me
On the ceramic sea
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, handle with care
Ooh, the way you stare
Ooh, handle with care
Ooh, I’ll see you there
[Outro]