Check the Lock Again

Check the lock again

Left the stove cold, still I touch the dial
Keys in my fist for a quarter mile
Did I say too much? Did I say too little?
Brain runs laps while I stand in the middle
Lift door opens, forget my floor
Smile at the neighbor, rehearse it some more
He said good morning, I heard a review
Got a whole courtroom inside one shoe

Check the lock again
Check the time again
Everybody's home
Why's my mind still running in?

Phone lights up and I let it ring
Then I feel bad for the ringing thing
Friend sends a picture, the soup went wrong
Says come eat something, you can keep your coat on
No big talk, no fix, no test
Just a chipped blue bowl and a place to rest
I tell her I'm tired of checking the door
She says I'll sit with you a little more

Check the lock again
Check the time again
Everybody's home
Why's my mind still running in?

I don't need to solve the evening
I can let the kettle hiss
Put the keys down on the table
Stay a little while like this

Check the lock again
Check the time again
Everybody's home
Why's my mind still running in?

Check the lock again
No, I'll finish this bowl first