Track 1 of the EP Curtains Half Open · 2014
Crossword at the Counter
“Two coffees, a puzzle and the rain. The most domestic song we've ever recorded, and I love it for that.”
jazz · cafe jazz · vocal jazz · 3:25
Lyrics
Two coffees at the counter Quarter past eleven, rain The waitress leaves the pencil Next to me and my refrain Seven letters, starts with L Something like a sweet refrain Crossword at the counter Another cup of tea You say, try a word with L And I say, maybe it's me Crossword at the counter Both of us, still free You fill in all the corners With your pencil and your grin I fill in all the silences Where the answers should begin Four across is gentle And I think I'm falling in Crossword at the counter Another cup of tea You say, try a word with L And I say, maybe it's me Crossword at the counter Both of us, still free Seven letters, starts with L Ends with E, I think I know It's the thing that finds you When you're moving very slow Over coffee, over rain Over a puzzle, soft and low So I write it in the squares In my careful, shaky hand You laugh and say you knew it And you didn't need to stand We finished all the puzzle And we're holding hands Crossword at the counter Another cup of tea You say, try a word with L And I say, there it is, it's me Crossword at the counter Both of us, still free