All of It Was Ours

For a moment All of it was ours For a moment All of it was ours For a moment All of it was ours For a moment All of it was ours All of it was ours

I nearly didn't come tonight You said you'd wait, so here I am First proper laugh in far too long You said, remember seventeen? It's been too long Stay a little longer We've got more to say And one more song to play It's been too long I know you feel it too Stay a little longer I've missed this with you You went quiet when I asked how you were You said, it's been a hard year, that's all I said, I'm here when you want to talk You nodded and we danced some more It's been too long Stay a little longer We've got more to say And one more song to play It's been too long I know you feel it too Stay a little longer I've missed this with you Next Friday, same place, half past eight You said, don't let me be the one who waits I said, I won't, I'll be there first You laughed and pulled me back to dance It's been too long Stay a little longer We've got more to say And one more song to play It's been too long I know you feel it too Stay a little longer I've missed this with you It's been too long Stay a little longer

Do that one again! Which one? The elbow one! Oh, that one! Your left shoulder got there early Your right knee missed the count You turned around, looked round the room Like, Who did that? Now three people by the speaker Have copied it badly too One more time with the elbows out We’re trying to follow you Do that move again The one you did by accident Do that move again Now half the room is trying it Do that move again Don’t tell us what it’s called Do that move again We’ll get it wrong with you Do it again! Do that move again The one you did by accident

Hold this for me You brought a bookshelf in a borrowed van And spread the screws across my kitchen floor I made tea and lost the instruction sheet You said, That never stopped me before Hold this for me Don't let go You're standing closer Than you need to, you know Hold this for me Take it slow You read the instructions upside down I turn the page and catch your eye You say you knew that all along I say, Of course you did. Nice try Hold this for me Don't let go You're standing closer Than you need to, you know Hold this for me Take it slow We get the last shelf straight at last You brush the dust off both your knees I ask if you can stay for dinner You say, I thought you'd never ask me Hold this for me Don't let go You're standing closer Than you need to, you know Hold this for me Take it slow

I was halfway through my reasons You were halfway out the door Said we'd only stay an hour Now I'm asking you for more I hate it when you're right I needed this tonight I'd have missed all this If you'd let me change my mind I hate it when you're right Say it one more time You can have your told-you-so Just don't take me home I hate it when you're right I needed this tonight You can have your told-you-so Just don't take me home

Wear that again Wear that again Come closer now Wear that again You found it under winter shirts Held it to the mirror Said, Does this still look alright? I said, You know the answer Wear that again The one you wore back then I know we're only going out for bread But wear that again You roll the sleeves up once Then check your hair beside the door I catch your hand and say You had me before Wear that again The one you wore back then I know we're only going out for bread But wear that again You laugh and say, It's just a shirt I say, I know what's underneath You take the keys, then put them down And pull me back against your chest Wear that again The one you wore back then I know we're only going out for bread But wear that again

You start to say it, stop halfway Then laugh like it was nothing I know that face, I know that move You don't have to keep on running You look down at your hands Like they might give you away You can take your time with me I won't press you for the words No big speech You can say it badly You can lose your words I'll wait while you find them No big speech Just look at me I'll meet you there Where you are You talk about the weather first Then your drink, then the song I let you take the long way round You still haven't got it out When you finally say my name I don't let you look away I don't need it polished I don't need it on cue Say it how it comes to you I'll hear it through No big speech You can say it badly You can lose your words I'll wait while you find them No big speech Just look at me I've wanted this For quite a while No big speech

Let me have this You looked at me Like you were glad I came tonight Not just being polite Don't ask where it goes Don't make me call it love I haven't felt like this in years Just let that be enough You moved your coat before I asked And pulled the empty chair to me I said I couldn't stay for long Then stayed till everyone was leaving You asked me how I'd been and waited I nearly gave my usual line But you were looking at me like that So I took a little time We stood outside a little longer Although your car was there You asked if you could see me Friday I said 'I'm free' too fast I had told everyone I was fine On my own, I was doing fine Like wanting something less out loud Could change the way it felt inside Now I am sitting in the taxi With your name upon my phone Trying not to grin at nothing While the driver takes me home Let me have this You looked at me Like you were glad I came tonight Not just being polite I can act normal tomorrow I can make a joke by then But let me have this evening Before I make it small again

You checked the time, then forgot it When the chorus came around You stayed beside me laughing Like you hadn't meant to leave There's a way you stop pretending I can see it in your face You only slow down when you mean it I can tell by how you move You don't have to say a thing I don't need you to One more song, then one more after That's enough for me tonight You lean in so I can hear you Though the music isn't loud Then you laugh at something small And you don't look around When the lights come up too soon I'll walk with you outside If you're not in a hurry We could walk a little while You only slow down when you mean it I can tell by how you move You don't have to say a thing I don't need you to One more song, then one more after That's enough for me tonight Slowing down with you

Booster seats out of the back Don't need 'em any more Last week's drawings on the fridge Look older than before And I keep saying, keep saying Where'd the year go Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Their handwriting's changed again Different from last year Reading books I read at twelve Now they don't need me here And I keep saying, keep saying Where'd the year go Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Look at them They don't even need a hand to cross the road I'm not ready I'm not ready But I'm proud, so proud Rewind Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Slower now woah-oh Where'd it go yeah-yeah Already Where'd it go

Gas station humming, midnight, alone Accordion crying from somebody's phone Three trucks idling, a slow Spanish song Don't know the words but I'm singing along Ay, no te vayas I don't know what it means Across the lot across the lot It found me, far from where I'm from Across the lot across the lot Don't need the words to feel it come String of bulbs and two in the dust Dancing slow the way the old folks must He knows the words, she knows them best Me on the kerb, a step behind the rest Quédate, no te vayas, mi amor Baila conmigo hasta que salga el sol La noche es nuestra, deja el mundo girar Cierra los ojos, déjate llevar Across the lot across the lot It found me, far from where I'm from Across the lot across the lot Don't need the words to feel it come Never looked it up, never asked a soul Some things you don't translate, you just hold I'm the stranger here and I always will be But for three minutes the song belongs to me Quédate, no te vayas, mi amor Baila conmigo hasta que salga el sol Across the lot across the lot Ay, no te vayas Across the lot across the lot Far from where I'm from

Came off an island you cross in a day Woke to a country that won't end that way One white line and it's pulling me on Half the map still ahead by dawn Coast at my back, coast I can't see Nothing but blacktop in front of me Out on the long straight Free as I'll ever be Out on the long straight The whole map opening up for me Woah-oh, woah-oh Free as I'll ever be Woah-oh, woah-oh The whole map opening up for me Freight train taking ten whole minutes by Radio dies, just static and sky Texas slipping back, the whole West to roam A thousand miles from anything called home Out on the long straight Free as I'll ever be Out on the long straight The whole map opening up for me Woah-oh, woah-oh Free as I'll ever be Woah-oh, woah-oh The whole map opening up for me No one waiting up, that's the cost of the dream So much room to run, and no one to need me You wanted to be free, well now you're free Just you and the road and the used-to-be Out on the long straight Free as I'll ever be Out on the long straight The whole map opening up for me Woah-oh, woah-oh Free as I'll ever be Woah-oh, woah-oh The whole map opening up for me

December, and we're barefoot again Warm water washing the sand from our feet The hellos take longer than the walk There's always one more face we're glad to see You know the song before the singing starts You turn to me, and your hips do the rest A year goes by And here we are You don't need asking I know this part All that time away And I remember every step You're laughing as you pull me in Like we never left Come a little closer We haven't finished yet One more song, then one more song Like we never left The sun goes down, the heat is hanging on There's salt still drying on your shoulder You sing the bit you know and leave the rest Then move a little closer on the beat All these years, and I still love this part You dancing with me like you did at the start A year goes by And here we are You don't need asking I know this part All that time away And I remember every step You're laughing as you pull me in Like we never left Come a little closer We haven't finished yet One more song, then one more song Like we never left All these years of coming back I ought to know what to expect Then you move against me like that And I haven't got used to you yet All that time away And I remember every step You still know how to pull me in Like we never left Come a little closer We haven't finished yet One more song, then one more song Like we never left Like we never left

You'd have loved this You'd have loved this You'd have laughed first You'd have loved this They tied the ribbons round the chairs The rain came down at four The bride kicked off both her shoes And danced across the floor You'd have loved this You'd be first one up Saying, Turn it louder When it's loud enough You'd have loved this I can see you now The cake was leaning to one side The kids were soaked right through Sam sang every word too soon And everybody joined in too You'd have loved this You'd be first one up Saying, Turn it louder When it's loud enough You'd have loved this I can see you now I almost left the circle Then your niece took both my hands She said, Come on, Auntie So I danced where you would stand You'd have loved this You'd be first one up Saying, Turn it louder When it's loud enough You'd have loved this I can see you now

I was halfway through a story When that green door let you in I've forgotten where it ended I've been looking at you since Your name in marker on a CD A bit of me for you to keep One more laugh, one more minute Let the rest of it wait If you keep looking at me like that I'm going to be late Look where we started Look what we made All of this living From wanting to stay I wanted a little longer When all of this was new I wanted a little longer I still do You roll your eyes at all my garage Then sing the bits you like with me The boys have learned that look of yours Now it's one against all three One more laugh, one more minute Let the rest of it wait If you keep looking at me like that I'm going to be late Look where we started Look what we made All of this living From wanting to stay I wanted a little longer When all of this was new I wanted a little longer I still do One minute either way I might not know your name Now I hear you in their laughter Look where we started Look what we made All of this living From wanting to stay I wanted a little longer When all of this was new I want a little longer I still do

We've been talking about nothing I wouldn't have missed it for the world The game's up on the wall We talk between the plays Still warm out on your porch Under that wide Texas sky The songs we couldn't sing last time Are the ones we sing tonight It's good to be here It's good to be here with you All these songs we didn't know Have got our voices in them now It's good to be here It's good to be here with you I put on one I grew up with You turn it up some more The kids have made their plans again Before we reach the door Next time it's at ours And you're all coming too It's good to be here It's good to be here with you All these songs we didn't know Have got our voices in them now It's good to be here It's good to be here with you Someone gets the words wrong Then laughs and carries on The rest of us join in Till the wrong words are the song It's good to be here It's good to be here with you All these songs we didn't know Have got our voices in them now It's good to be here It's good to be here with you