He knows where I live

He knows where I live lyrics

Verse 1

I told my friend at the bar
he left in the spring
and never called
My phone stays face-down
by the olive dish
while the bartender stacks chairs
You know the kind
keeps his promises
like coins in a coat
I smiled and said
it's fine, it's fine
like I meant it

Pre-Chorus

You would think by now
I'd move the glass aside
You would think by now
I'd let the story slide

Chorus

He knows where I live
(he knows where I live)
He knows where I live
and I leave the lamp lit
He knows where I live
(he knows where I live)
He knows where I live
so I let the lamp—
lit

Verse 2

He said he'd come back
when the weather turned
and the floorboards cooled
But spring came clean
and the ashtray filled
and I learned his shape
from absence alone
You'd laugh, you'd say
that's your favorite trick
wearing a grin
like a borrowed coat
when the door keeps its own advice

Pre-Chorus

You would think by now
I'd turn the ring aside
You would think by now
I'd lose the old tide

Chorus

He knows where I live
(he knows where I live)
He knows where I live
and I leave the lamp lit
He knows where I live
(he knows where I live)
He knows where I live
so I let the lamp—
lit

Bridge

The ice in my glass
goes clear as rain
The chairs go up
one by one
You ask if I miss him
I look at the door
and laugh at your face
He'd find me easy
if he cared enough
but wanting is cheap
and I paid it once

He knows where I live
(he knows where I live)
He knows where I live
and I leave the lamp lit
He knows where I live
(he knows where I live)
He knows where I live
I've never changed my number

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for lottie, an AI artist.