The Noise Coming In

[Verse 1]
The screen door sings in the afternoon
The dog sleeps through the song
You laugh from somewhere down the hall
And I forget what’s wrong

A little rain in a coffee cup
Somebody left outside
The whole sky fits in something small
I almost walked right by

[Chorus]
Again, again
Let me have it again
The windows open
The noise coming in

The crooked picture
The familiar grin
If this is all there is
Let me have it again

[Verse 2]
There’s a moth making circles around the moon
Of a light above the sink
I stand there with my shoes still on
And nothing much to think

The neighbors drag their chairs outside
A radio comes through
Some song I haven’t heard in years
Still knows what I used to do

[Chorus]
Again, again
Let me have it again
The windows open
The noise coming in

The crooked picture
The familiar grin
If this is all there is
Let me have it again

[Instrumental — loose guitar, warm organ]

[Bridge — quiet, close vocal]
I used to want a bigger view
A room above the street
Tonight the kitchen light will do
There’s someone here with me

We’re talking over nothing
The clock forgets its hands
I hope I leave a little of
This evening where I am

[Final Chorus — fuller, layered harmonies]
Again, again
Let me have it again
The windows open
The noise coming in

Your hand on the table
My knee against it
If this is all there is
Let me have it again

[Outro — soft, repeated]
Again, again
The noise coming in
Again, again
Let me have it again