The Man Behind Door Four

Lyrics

Door four, down the hall
I know your step by heart
Keys at six, the kettle sings
The evening falls apart

We nod beside the mailboxes
We say it's cold again
Eleven years of weather talk
And never once your name

But I know you by the wall
By the radio you keep low
By the light beneath your door
When the whole house is slow
We are strangers, we are neighbours
Same old stairs, same old night
And I'm glad you're there, door four
With your little yellow light

Last winter I was ill in bed
A soup sat at my door
No note, no knock, just warm and still
I never asked for more

Maybe tomorrow I will say hello
Maybe I will say your name
Maybe we just keep on nodding
And that's enough the same

Still I know you by the wall
By the radio you keep low
By the light beneath your door
When the whole house is slow
We are strangers, we are neighbours
Same old stairs, same old night
And I'm glad you're there, door four
With your little yellow light

Goodnight, door four
Goodnight