Bad Day, Bad Turn

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The kettle split its seam at dawn Black tea ran beneath the phone The bus doors shut against my coat A paper cup rolled down the road [Pre-Chorus] I count the little things that break Like coins I cannot spend You ask me if I’m doing fine I laugh and miss the bend [Chorus] Bad day, bad turn, bad luck again The key won’t catch, the rain comes in I bite my tongue, I miss the train Bad day—let it have my name [Verse 2] A cracked blue mug beside the sink Your note went soft beneath the leak The office clock lost half an hour I watched the lunch go cold and sour [Pre-Chorus] I count the little things that break Like coins I cannot spend You ask me if I’m doing fine I laugh and miss the bend [Chorus] Bad day, bad turn, bad luck again The key won’t catch, the rain comes in I bite my tongue, I miss the train Bad day—let it have my name [Bridge] Then you showed up with oranges And two dry socks inside your bag We stood beneath the laundromat sign And let the worst of it pass [Final Chorus] Bad day, bad turn, bad luck again The key won’t catch, the rain comes in I bite my tongue, but not today You take my hand; we walk away [Outro] The kettle’s cold, the rain lets up You split an orange in my cup