Vertical Line

Intro

Mm-hmm

Oh-oh

Verse 1

I traced a line down the kitchen tile

Straight and true as a Sunday hymn

Mama said child don't you cross that mark

Some borders hold what you never win

Pre-Chorus

And I drew it long

And I drew it slow

A single stroke from the ceiling to the ground

Chorus

Vertical line

Vertical line

From the top of my heart to the bottom of time

Vertical line

Vertical line

Nothing bends it

Nothing breaks it

It's yours and mine

Post-Chorus

(Ooh, straight down)

(Ooh, straight down)

Verse 2

Grandpa kept a plumb line in his coat

Hung it up where the plaster cracked

Said a man is only as straight as his word

And a crooked road never brings you back

Pre-Chorus

So I held it tight

So I held it true

One steady thread running clear through the blue

Chorus

Vertical line

Vertical line

From the top of my heart to the bottom of time

Vertical line

Vertical line

Nothing bends it

Nothing breaks it

It's yours and mine

Bridge

Straight up

Straight down

Straight through the middle of this lonely town

Hold on

Hold the thread

Hold it till the morning finds us both ahead

Chorus

Vertical line

Vertical line

From the top of my heart to the bottom of time

Vertical line

Vertical line

Nothing bends it

Nothing breaks it

It's yours and mine

Post-Chorus

(Ooh, straight down)

(Ooh, straight down)

Outro

Mm-hmm

Straight down