[Verse 1]
Found you tucked in chapter ten
Pressed flat like a secret then
Between the lines, your name appeared
Blue ink soft after all these years
Dust on the cover, bent gold leaf
One little note and I can’t breathe
Your hand still tilted, still so brave
Like it knew my heart would cave
[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m back there
On the schoolyard steps
With my hands shaking
And my face all red
[Chorus]
Love letter in the spine
You still know how to find me
Love letter in the spine
Now all these years rewind me
Kiss me like we never left
Like summer never slipped away
Love letter in the spine
Yeah, you bring me back today
(love letter in the spine)
[Verse 2]
You wrote “meet me by the field”
I still remember how it felt
Cheap cologne and candy breath
One last look before the sunset
We were clumsy, we were all nerves
Laughing through our “almost” words
Now your paper’s in my hands
And I’m that kid again, I guess I am
[Pre-Chorus]
Same old thrill
Same old ache
One small note
And the whole room shakes
[Chorus]
Love letter in the spine
You still know how to find me
Love letter in the spine
Now all these years rewind me
Kiss me like we never left
Like summer never slipped away
Love letter in the spine
Yeah, you bring me back today
(love letter in the spine)
[Bridge]
I read the parts
I couldn’t say
Held your little heart
In a paper frame
If I close my eyes
I’m back in the glow
Two kids in the margins
Moving slow
[Final Chorus]
Love letter in the spine
You still know how to find me
Love letter in the spine
Now all these years rewind me
Kiss me like we never left
Like summer never slipped away
Love letter in the spine
Yeah, you bring me back today
(love letter in the spine)