Lyric

It got cold

You said, “Take this”

Now I’m walking home

In your kindness

Evening air came out of nowhere

I tried to say I wasn’t cold

You rolled your eyes, pulled off your hoodie

Like it was nothing to you

Sleeves too long, hands disappear

Pocket full of ticket stubs

I held the zipper near my chin

Trying not to think too much

It smells like rain and something sweet

Like all the words you don’t repeat

I should give it back tonight

But I hold on one more light

Borrowed hoodie

Wrapped around me like a maybe

Just a little too big

Just a little too warm

Borrowed hoodie

You probably don’t even know

Every step on my way home

Feels less lonely than before

Oh-oh, I’ll give it back

Oh-oh, just not yet

Oh-oh, if that’s okay

Let it be my reason for another day

I fold it once, then unfold twice

Check my phone, then check the time

Type “I can bring it back tomorrow”

Delete it when my heart goes hollow

Then your message lights the room

“Next time’s fine, it looks good on you”

I read it once, then twenty more

Like it’s a key inside a door

Maybe you meant nothing much

Maybe I’m making stories up

But “next time” sounds like something new

When it comes from you

Borrowed hoodie

Wrapped around me like a maybe

Just a little too big

Just a little too warm

Borrowed hoodie

You probably don’t even know

Every step on my way home

Feels less lonely than before

If I return it, will you stay?

If I keep it, will you wait?

Funny how a simple thing

Can feel like almost everything

I know it’s cotton, strings, and seams

But it’s your voice saying, “Take it, please”

And now the cold can come through town

I’ve got a reason to come around

Borrowed hoodie

Wrapped around me like a promise

Just a little too big

Just a little like hope

Borrowed hoodie

Now I think you might know

When you say, “Next time is fine”

You’re giving me another road

Oh-oh, I’ll give it back

Oh-oh, when we meet again

Oh-oh, till that day

I’ll keep this warmth from fading away

It got cold

You said, “Take this”

Now “next time”

Feels like a wish