Dryer Number Four

[Intro]
[Verse]
Fluorescent hum, a steady buzz
Laundry day is what it was
Sudsy windows, clouded views
Mixing up my whites and blues
Then you stepped in, cool and slow
With a certain kind of low-fi glow
Denim jacket, tired eyes
Catching me by sweet surprise
[Pre-Chorus]
MPC is tapping out a beat
Steam is rising from the street
You leaned against the folding table
Like a hero from a fable
[Chorus]
But in dryer number four
You left a little something more
A dog-eared book of poetry
A paper trail for me to see
It’s smelling like a summer breeze
Putting all my heart at ease
Yeah, I’m smitten by the spin
Wondering where you’ve been
[Post-Chorus]
Spinning round and round
Look at what I found
In the heat and the light
In the middle of the night
[Verse]
I pulled the handle, felt the heat
Found the verses, bittersweet
Marginalia in the lines
Reading all your hidden signs
Scent of softener on the page
Acting like a quiet sage
Did you mean to leave it there?
Or was it just a lack of care?
[Pre-Chorus]
Fender Rhodes is playing wide
Nowhere for my heart to hide
You left your spirit on the shelf
I’m keeping it all to myself
[Chorus]
But in dryer number four
You left a little something more
A dog-eared book of poetry
A paper trail for me to see
It’s smelling like a summer breeze
Putting all my heart at ease
Yeah, I’m smitten by the spin
Wondering where you’ve been
[Bridge]
Soft rustle of the turning leaf
Finding beauty in the brief
The sub-bass hits a mellow chord
A feeling I can well afford
Maybe you’ll come back for it
Wait for the dryer light to quit
[Hook]
It’s the rhythm of the rinse
I haven’t been the same way since
It’s the cadence of the dry
Underneath the neon sky
[Verse]
Maybe you’re just down the block
Checking on the kitchen clock
Realizing that your pocket’s light
Walking back into the night
I’ll be sitting on this plastic chair
Combing fingers through my hair
With your sonnets in my hand
The finest rhythm in the land
[Chorus]
But in dryer number four
You left a little something more
A dog-eared book of poetry
A paper trail for me to see
It’s smelling like a summer breeze
Putting all my heart at ease
Yeah, I’m smitten by the spin
Wondering where you’ve been
[Outro]