Track 7 of the album Streetlight Hours · 2018
Umbrella for Two at the Bus Stop
by Veda Monroe
“Sharing a bus shelter is the smallest kind of romance. I loved how hopeful it sounded in the choir stacks.”
r&b · gospel-tinged soul · contemporary r&b · 3:15
Lyrics
Rain on the shelter, a slow gray sound Bus is late, and I'm looking around You've got an umbrella, bright yellow and wide I'm standing there soaked with nothing to hide You tilt it my way, say, there's room for two I say, I'm fine, but we both know that's not true Shoulder to shoulder, the drizzle drumming Something in my chest keeps humming Maybe the bus can wait a while Maybe the rain just made you smile Umbrella for two, under the rain Little bit of sunshine in the window pane Closer and closer, we don't say a word Best thing I've ever not quite heard Umbrella for two, hold it with me Let the weather be what it's going to be Headlights puddle-paint the street in gold You ask my name, and I'm suddenly bold Tell you where I'm headed, tell you where I've been Raindrops keep the time as the evening settles in Your laugh is soft like a lullaby tune Dancing in the dark with a pocket full of moon Number forty-two comes, but we let it roll Some things matter more than the road Maybe the bus can wait a while Maybe the rain just made you smile Umbrella for two, under the rain Little bit of sunshine in the window pane Closer and closer, we don't say a word Best thing I've ever not quite heard Umbrella for two, hold it with me Let the weather be what it's going to be Raindrops, raindrops, tell me true Is it the weather or is it you Hold it steady, hold it near Strangers don't feel strangers here Next bus arrives, we step on board Seat for two, and I'm feeling floored You fold the umbrella, shake the rain away Funny how a storm can make a day Umbrella for two, under the rain Little bit of sunshine in the window pane Closer and closer, we don't say a word Best thing I've ever not quite heard Umbrella for two, hold it with me Let the weather be what it's going to be Let the weather be what it's going to be Umbrella for two, you and me