[Verse 1]
Little feet
Velcro shoes
Blue jeans
Pink shirt
Face lit up at the machine
Daddy counting change
Mama scrolling on her phone
I’m waiting on my order
Thinking ’bout going home
They call my name
I turn and spin too fast
My shoulder hits her elbow
Everything tilts back
Slow motion
Strawberry swirl in the air
Hits the floor by my sneakers
And she just… stares
[Chorus]
I killed a kid’s ice cream
Didn’t mean to break her dream
Saw the wobble in her lip
Every tear felt like it’s on me
I killed a kid’s ice cream
Right there by the noisy screen
Wiped the mess up
But I swear
I’m still sticky with the guilt I feel
[Verse 2]
She looks up
Huge eyes asking why
Her dad laughs it off
But it don’t match his eyes
“I’m so sorry”
Tumbles out of my mouth
Offer cash
Offer mine
They keep waving me off
They say
“It’s okay”
Still
Her chin shakes twice
Little hand in his hand
Like she’s holding on to pride
I walk out
Paper napkin in my palm
Red stain
Melted sugar
Like a stain inside my thoughts
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
How many little things
Have I knocked down
Just rushing through
My crowded day
How many tiny worlds
Did I spill out
Then hurry off
Like it’s all okay
[low vocal register] Her cone hits the floor
My heart hits the brakes
I get home
Open the fridge
Cold air
Same ache
[Chorus]