Sugar Glue

[Intro]
[Verse]
The cedar box has chipped away
I found it on a rainy day
The lid is stuck with sugar glue
A little piece of her and you
The kitchen smells like cedar wood
I’d stay forever if I could
[Pre-Chorus]
I pull a card from the stack
There is no turning back
The cursive slants to the right
In the fading afternoon light
[Chorus]
A smudge of jam, a thumbprint blue
A recipe for getting through
The flour dust is on my sleeve
It’s hard to let the memory leave
Just a pinch of salt and grace
I see the lines upon her face
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the sugar and the spice
Ooh, she gave the best advice
Ooh, the paper’s turning thin
Ooh, let the healing begin
[Verse]
"Add a little extra cream"
"Life is shorter than a dream"
Scribbled in the margin there
Beside the notes on chocolate pear
"Don't tell your grandfather the cost"
Counting all the things we lost
[Pre-Chorus]
I pull a card from the stack
There is no turning back
The cursive slants to the right
In the fading afternoon light
[Chorus]
A smudge of jam, a thumbprint blue
A recipe for getting through
The flour dust is on my sleeve
It’s hard to let the memory leave
Just a pinch of salt and grace
I see the lines upon her face
[Bridge]
The mandolin is humming low
The cider has a golden glow
I’m tracing every ink-stained line
I wish her hands were holding mine
The upright bass begins to thrum
Until my heavy heart is numb
[Verse]
The lemon bars are on the tray
I think I’ll bake them anyway
Even if they taste of tears
And all the quiet, passing years
The felted piano plays a chord
A feeling I can well afford
[Chorus]
A smudge of jam, a thumbprint blue
A recipe for getting through
The flour dust is on my sleeve
It’s hard to let the memory leave
Just a pinch of salt and grace
I see the lines upon her face
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the sugar and the spice
Ooh, she gave the best advice
Ooh, the paper’s turning thin
Ooh, let the healing begin
[Outro]