Paper Cup Morning

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your mug by the sink Brown ring on the rim Sun in the crack of the blind On your half-read hymn Your note was folded small In the sugar tin Said, "I’m chasing some daylight" I let the day begin [Pre-Chorus] And I stood there still With the screen door shaking Thought a slow heart Was not for breaking [Chorus] Hold on, hold on Let the morning pass Hold on, hold on Nothing good moves fast (hold on) Hold on, hold on I can wait with you Till the paper cup morning Turns the sky brand new [Verse 2] The corner store clerk knew my name Asking how you’d been I bought two apples and bread Then I walked back in Your sweater on the chair Still smelling like rain I set it by the window Like it knew your shape [Pre-Chorus] And the kettle hissed Like it had a secret I almost called out your name Just to hear it [Chorus] Hold on, hold on Let the morning pass Hold on, hold on Nothing good moves fast (hold on) Hold on, hold on I can wait with you Till the paper cup morning Turns the sky brand new [Bridge] Maybe love is this A chair with one loose leg A song half-remembered And a letter I never sent Maybe you come back Maybe you don’t But I still set two places On the wooden front porch [Final Chorus] Hold on, hold on Let the morning pass Hold on, hold on Nothing good moves fast (hold on) Hold on, hold on I can wait with you Till the paper cup morning Turns the sky brand new (brand new) Till the paper cup morning Turns the sky brand new