Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Streetlights count us home, we walk the same long way
You laugh at all my jokes, you save the last of the day
I know the code to your building, I know which stair creaks
But there's a door that you keep closed, and I've never seen what it keeps
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's fine, it's fine, we're close as close can be
Close as a hand to a window, close as the glass allows
[Chorus]
I'm the spare key, in the drawer by the stove
The one you reach for when the other one's lost
Never on the ring that you carry out the door
Never what you check for, but you're glad I'm there for sure
I'm the spare key, I'm the second light
The one you call back when the first one's not right
And you're the best one I know, that's the part that cuts through
You hand out the gold, and I get the silver from you
[Verse 2]
Your phone lights up at midnight, I'm the second name it shows
I've learned to read the order of the people that you hold
Front row, back row, I've got a seat on the aisle
You wave at me politely from across a crowded mile
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's fine, it's fine, I'm not asking for the sun
Just wondering how it feels to be the one
[Chorus]
I'm the spare key, in the drawer by the stove
The one you reach for when the other one's lost
Never on the ring that you carry out the door
Never what you check for, but you're glad I'm there for sure
I'm the spare key, I'm the second light
The one you call back when the first one's not right
And you're the best one I know, that's the part that cuts through
You hand out the gold, and I get the silver from you
[Bridge]
Maybe third, maybe fourth, maybe further down the list
Maybe I'm just a name you'd miss, if it ever came to this
Don't tell me what I am, I think I already know
I'm the one who stays up, so the first one can go
[Outro]
Spare key, spare key
Still fits, still turns
Spare key, spare key
Still here, still learns