Counting Tiles

Verse 1

I count the tiles in sevens on the way to your door

Third step always creaks

You left the porch light on again

Like a question I'm supposed to answer

Pre-Chorus

And I

Trip on the welcome mat

And I

Laugh before I knock

Chorus

Five four three two one

I'm not ready

Five four three two one

Still not ready

Every time I get there early

Every time I leave too late

Verse 2

Your roommate says you're upstairs

Folding laundry into squares

I rehearse a sentence twice then

Swallow half of it

The other half hangs sideways in the air

Pre-Chorus

And I

Count the stairs again

And I

Miss the top one

Chorus

Five four three two one

I'm not ready

Five four three two one

Still not ready

Every time I get there early

Every time I leave too late

Bridge

Seven beats then four then seven

Odd enough to keep me guessing

Odd enough to keep me here

Chorus

Five four three two one

I'm not ready

Five four three two one

Still not ready

Every time I get there early

Every time I leave too late