Jacek

[Verse 1]
You leave your blue coat on the chair
And bring the rain in through the door
You know the names of every stray
That waits outside the corner store
You talk like every road is yours
Then stop to help a stranger mend
A paper map, a borrowed pen
And somehow make a night feel less alone

[Pre-Chorus]
You say, “We’ve got a little time”
Then turn the long way home

[Chorus]
Jacek, you make a small thing matter
A cracked old cup, a borrowed afternoon
Jacek, when the plans all scatter
You find a way to make a place for everyone in the room
And if tomorrow takes us somewhere new
I know I’ll keep that part of me from you

[Verse 2]
You save the notes from late-night calls
In the back of an address book
A list of bridges, bus-stop jokes
And every place we meant to look
You never promise easy roads
You only say, “I’ll walk a while”
Then shoulder half the weight we brought
And leave the rest behind in your dry smile

[Pre-Chorus]
You say, “We’ve got a little time”
And somehow that feels true

[Chorus]
Jacek, you make a small thing matter
A cracked old cup, a borrowed afternoon
Jacek, when the plans all scatter
You find a way to make a place for everyone in the room
And if tomorrow takes us somewhere new
I know I’ll keep that part of me from you

[Bridge]
One day the chair will lose your coat
The shop will close, the route will change
But I’ll still take the longer road
And greet the dogs that know my name

[Final Chorus]
Jacek, you make a small thing matter
A cracked old cup, a borrowed afternoon
Jacek, when the plans all scatter
You find a way to make a place for everyone in the room
And if tomorrow takes us somewhere new
I know I’ll keep that part of me from you

[Outro]
A little time, the longer road
A little time, and room to grow