Lyric

I sit beside you

At the vinyl booth

You laugh through my name

Like it’s half-remembered proof

I hold my cup

Watch your eyes go by

A chair full of daylight

Still I’m somewhere outside

I nod at the stories

I know how to play

I’m right at the table

A step away

Beside everyone

I’m beside everyone

I’m in the room

But I don’t belong

Beside everyone

I’m beside everyone

Your hand finds a hand

Mine fades along

The room keeps turning

Plates, small talk, and steam

You lean to the others

Never leaning to me

I wear the smile

I wear it well

But the space in my ribs

Got a lot to tell

I nod at the stories

I know how to play

I’m right at the table

A step away

Beside everyone

I’m beside everyone

I’m in the room

But I don’t belong

Beside everyone

I’m beside everyone

Your hand finds a hand

Mine fades along

If I moved my chair

Would you notice then?

Would the whole big circle

Make room for me to bend?

I don’t need a spotlight

I don’t need a stage

Just a little weight

On the page

Beside everyone

I’m beside everyone

I’m in the room

But I don’t belong

Beside everyone

I’m beside everyone

Say my name once

Before it’s gone

Beside everyone

I’m beside everyone

Still I keep my seat

Till the night is done