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# SPARE KEY [VERSE 1] Your headlights washed across my wall, I knew the color of that car. I let it ring until it stopped, Then heard your knuckles hit the lock. You said you had nowhere to go, You wiped your cheeks against your sleeve. I moved aside and let you through, And hated how I wanted to. [PRE-CHORUS] You said you missed the way we were, But wouldn't tell me what occurred. You held my face between your hands, Like love was something you could lend. [CHORUS] You want a spare key, not a home, A place to land when you're alone. You knock when he's the one who leaves, I swear it means you're choosing me. You call it love before the dawn, By breakfast all that love is gone. You want a spare key, not a home, I let you in, you let me go. [VERSE 2] At six your phone lit up the room, You read his name and changed your tune. The coffee cooled beside your shoes, You said, "He's sorry. I'm confused." I asked you what last night had been, You wouldn't even look at me. You took your coat down from the hook, And left your coffee where it stood. [PRE-CHORUS] You said you missed the way we were, But meant the night he wasn't yours. You held my face between your hands, While waiting for his second chance. [CHORUS] You want a spare key, not a home, A place to land when you're alone. You knock when he's the one who leaves, I swear it means you're choosing me. You call it love before the dawn, By breakfast all that love is gone. You want a spare key, not a home, I let you in, you let me go. [BRIDGE – Quiet, almost whispered] You rang the bell at half past two, I saw the porch light fall on you. My hand was resting on the chain, I let it rest, then walked away. [FINAL CHORUS] You want a spare key, not a home, A place to land when you're alone. You knock when he's the one who leaves, I swear it means you're choosing me. You call it love before the dawn, By breakfast all that love is gone. You want a spare key, not a home, I let you in, you let me go. [OUTRO] I heard the bell. I let it fade. You never asked for me to stay.