Coffee Before Talking

You were standing by the counter
I was reaching for my jeans
Neither one had slept enough
To know what we should mean
There's a cup beside the sugar
There's a silence in the sink

Coffee before talking
Let the kitchen settle down
We can say what needs saying
When the sun is further round

You sat down across the table
I put milk beside your hand
I could hear the words from midnight
Didn't use them all again
When you said that I had hurt you
I just let the sentence land

Coffee before talking
Let the kitchen settle down
We can say what needs saying
When the sun is further round

Nothing happened to the weather
Nothing changed about the fight
I just stopped preparing my reply
While you were telling me your side

Coffee before talking
Let the kitchen settle down
We can say what needs saying
When the sun is further round

Coffee before talking
I'm listening this time