Sarah and James (The Bookshop)

[Verse 1]

I found you between the tall wood shelves,

Where the air smelled like old paper and ink.

You were reaching for a spine of blue,

I was just looking for a place to stand.

(Just a place to stand)

[Chorus]

Now we’re stepping over the loose floorboards,

While the smoke from the stove fills the room.

You step on my feet, I miss the beat,

But Sarah, it’s the only dance I need.

James, it’s the only life I want.

(Oh, it’s all we need)

[Verse 2]

The Sunday rain hits the window pane,

Grey light falling across the kitchen rug.

The bread is hard and the salt is heavy,

But the water is boiling for the tea.

We have nothing to prove to the storm outside.

[Chorus]

Still stepping over the loose floorboards,

While the smoke from the stove fills the room.

You step on my feet, I miss the beat,

But Sarah, it’s the only dance I need.

James, it’s the only life I want.

[Bridge]

We aren’t the ones in the polished frames,

Our edges are frayed and our hands are stained.

But I’ll take the burnt crust and the heavy rain,

As long as I’m holding onto your name.

[Chorus]

Yeah, we're stepping over the loose floorboards,

While the smoke from the stove fills the room.

You step on my feet, I miss the beat,

But Sarah, it’s the only dance I need.

James, it’s the only life I want.

(The only life I want)

[Outro]

Just a clumsy dance,

In the Sunday rain.

(In the Sunday rain)

(Sarah and James)

(It's you and me)