Give Me the Second One

The last first kiss
I still remember this

Your porch light flickers, then stays on
You say goodnight three different ways
I reach for keys; you catch my collar
And all my speeches slip away
Your neighbor's dog complains about it
You laugh against my nervous grin
I make it halfway down the driveway
You say, "You're leaving? Come back in"

The last first kiss, the first real yes
My heart in your hands, your hands on my chest
The last first kiss, now the looking is done
Come a little closer; give me the second one

The last first kiss
Give me the second one

A year goes by; we're painting bedrooms
I buy the shade you said was wrong
We spend an hour not quite talking
Then find a way to laugh before long
You leave one handprint by the doorway
I put mine right beside the blue
That kiss was just the first good reason
For all the things I get to choose

The last first kiss, the first real yes
My heart in your hands, your hands on my chest
The last first kiss, now the looking is done
Come a little closer; give me the second one

It wasn't just the end of looking
It was the start of showing up
For paint on floors and plans that change
And every little version of us

The last first kiss, the first real yes
Your hand still knows that place on my chest
The last first kiss, look what we've begun
Come a little closer; give me the next one

The last first kiss
And another one after this