Ordinary Hours

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Your blue mug still sits beside the sink A tea ring marks the place you used to think I found your note beneath the grocery list Four crooked words I wasn't ready to miss [Pre-Chorus] The hallway clock keeps losing time I turn the key, but not the light [Chorus] I miss you in the ordinary hours When the kettle clicks and the apartment powers down I miss the way you said my name Like it belonged somewhere before I let it fade Now every room has one more chair And I keep setting plates for someone who isn't there [Verse 2] The landlord fixed the window in July Your basil plant survived; I don't know why I packed your books inside the cedar drawer Then pulled them out and read the spines once more [Pre-Chorus] Your sweater hangs behind the door I reach for it, then reach no more [Chorus] I miss you in the ordinary hours When the kettle clicks and the apartment powers down I miss the way you said my name Like it belonged somewhere before I let it fade Now every room has one more chair And I keep setting plates for someone who isn't there [Bridge] If I could trade the last goodbye For five more minutes in the kitchen light I'd ask you not to close the door I'd say the things I swallowed before [Final Chorus] I miss you in the ordinary hours The quiet after buses, the rain against the glass I miss the way you said my name And how you made a small life feel like it could last Now every room has one more chair I leave it empty, but I still find you there [Outro] Your blue mug waits beside the sink I wash it clean, then forget to drink