Small Things

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I found your blue sweater behind the bedroom door Still smells like the cedar from your parents' old drawer I held it to my chest, then laughed at myself Like a man asking questions to an empty shelf You took the coffee mug with the chipped-up rim The one we bought in August when the paint was still thin I told my friends I'm fine, I say it on cue Then I check the hallway like you're coming through [Pre-Chorus] I know we said goodbye for reasons we could name But knowing doesn't make the quiet feel less strange [Chorus] I miss you in the small things, the parts nobody sees Your hair tie on the bathroom sink, your keys beside my keys I talk about the weather when somebody asks about you But every ordinary answer turns into something true You moved on with your morning, I’m still learning how to Be a man in this apartment that was built for two [Verse 2] Your name came up at dinner, I lowered my glass Everybody kept talking, pretending it would pass I wanted to tell them how you hated being late How you’d run through the front door with a paper plate I deleted our pictures, then restored them at night Not because I want you back, just to remember it right The last one is blurry, your hand covers your face I can hear you saying, “Stop,” and I miss that place [Pre-Chorus] Maybe love can finish without anybody wrong Maybe I’m just taking longer to put the pieces where they belong [Chorus] I miss you in the small things, the parts nobody sees Your hair tie on the bathroom sink, your keys beside my keys I talk about the weather when somebody asks about you But every ordinary answer turns into something true You moved on with your morning, I’m still learning how to Be a man in this apartment that was built for two [Bridge] I hope your new place has a window by the bed I hope you sleep through Sundays like you always said I hope he knows the difference between your quiet and your pain I hope you never hear this, but I hope you know my name [Final Chorus] I miss you in the small things, though I’m starting to let them go The sweater’s in a cardboard box, the mug is by the stove I still talk about the weather when somebody asks about you But now the answer doesn’t leave me with nothing left to do You moved on with your morning, I’m finding my way through This apartment built for two, with one less piece of you [Outro] Tomorrow I’ll take your key off the ring And let the silence be just silence Not a promise of anything