[Verse 1]
You leave your coffee
Half-full on my desk
Say
"Text if you need me"
And laugh off the rest
You tape little notes
On the side of my screen
Crooked blue squares
Saying things you don't mean
[Chorus]
I love being helpful
Even when it hurts
Hold the door wide open
As you drag in the dirt
I stitch up your evenings
With my quiet hands
I love being helpful
’til I can’t stand
[Verse 2]
You call me at midnight
"Can you talk me down?"
I stay on the line
While you dream of that town
Where you swear you'll move
With somebody new
I underline choices
Then circle you
[Chorus]
I love being helpful
Even when it hurts
Hold the door wide open
As you drag in the dirt
I stitch up your evenings
With my quiet hands
I love being helpful
More than I am
[Bridge]
If I stopped answering
Would the ceiling fall?
If I stopped listening
Would you even call?
I haunt your good days
Like a warning bell
A soft little phantom
Who forgives too well
[Chorus]
I love being helpful
Even when it hurts
Lay my heart down careful
Like a clean
Pressed shirt
You wear it on Fridays
Then forget my name
I love being helpful
I love it the same
[Outro]
You leave your coffee
Ring on my skin
"Text if you need me"
I never begin