[Verse 1]
Coffee cup ring on the table
Old newsprint stuck to my hand
You laugh at nothing in particular
Say you’re tired of making plans
[Pre-Chorus]
You draw a map on a napkin
Circles
Arrows
Question marks
I watch your eyes go somewhere else
Like they’re scouting for a spark
[Chorus]
We’re just paper boats on a kitchen sink
Drifting where the slow tide thinks
You say
“Maybe this is all we get”
I say
“Maybe that’s enough to keep”
We don’t have to chase some distant coast
We can float right here
Two small
Soft-spoken paper boats
Year after year
[Verse 2]
Your sweater frayed at the elbows
Threadbare blue
Holding on
You hum a half-remembered melody
Lose a word
Then carry on (mm)
[Pre-Chorus]
You tap your name on the tabletop
In a pattern you don’t know
I count the beats under my breath
Feel the hours bend and fold
[Chorus]
We’re just paper boats on a kitchen sink
Drifting where the slow tide thinks
You say
“Maybe this is all we get”
I say
“Maybe that’s enough to keep”
We don’t have to chase some distant coast
We can float right here
Two small
Soft-spoken paper boats
Year after year
[Bridge]
If the water rises
If the ink runs wild
I’ll still read the story
In the lines around your smile (yeah)
[Chorus]
We’re just paper boats on a kitchen sink
Drifting where the slow tide thinks
You say
“Maybe this is all we get”
I say
“All I want is this
With you”
We don’t have to chase some distant coast
We can float right here
Two small
Soft-spoken paper boats
Year after year