She Knows My Real Name

Intro Cal. No one had called me that since the bridge.

Verse 1 She found me where the dryers spin At one a.m., the rain came in Set my old key beside the change Said my real name like nothing changed Her silver key hung at her throat One hand around a paper cup She looked at me and didn’t blink Like she had watched me disappear

Pre-Chorus No question in her mouth No mercy in her eyes She laid my old name on the table Like a key I couldn’t hide

Chorus She knows my real name Say it again Say it like you knew me Before I learned to pretend She knows my real name Say it slow, say it plain I came here to disappear But I answered just the same Say it again Say it again

Verse 2 She knew the road behind the mill The house with curtains hanging still The scar beneath my left sleeve The town I left but couldn’t leave She took my keys and held them flat Asked what I thought would happen next I said I leave before first light She said, You always do

Pre-Chorus No question in her mouth No mercy in her eyes She said the name one time again I heard the deadbolt slide

Chorus She knows my real name Say it again Say it like you knew me Before I learned to pretend She knows my real name Say it slow, say it plain I came here to disappear But I answered just the same

Bridge You can leave if you want, Cal. I know. She slid one photograph across Two boys beside a county bus One borrowed plate, one engine hot The night I left and never stopped She never came to make me pay She came to watch me choose to stay I said her name for the first time She turned the lock and killed the light She knows my real name Say it again Say it like you knew me Before I learned to pretend She knows my real name Say it slow, say it plain I came here to disappear But I answered just the same Say it again Say it again I’m still here

Outro Cal. Again.

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