I remember lying flat on my back on the stairs of the corridor
I could smell the cigarettes and the white wine
From right underneath the door
I was listening to my dad who played the piano
I was listening to my parents' friends
Who missed all the rhythm
I was at the end of preschool
I was a midnight spy
I stayed up 'til the sun rose
And always wondering why
They stumbled and fell
I remember the fights at the end after everybody left
I can vividly recall all the things said
Through the bars of the staircase
I was listening to my mom who spoke to my father
"Let's just clean things up and leave for bed"
Before the boys wake up
After all this time I finally see a shoreless sea of tranquility
And I'll take it
Yeah, I'll take it
The wasted hours awake in bed
A fortress was what we once had
A safe and steady haven
And though I think from time to time
The moments I had lost my mind
I faked it
Yeah, I faked it
And every time I come back home
The memories won't leave me alone
And it's aching
It's like they're right here
I was listening to my dad who played the piano
I was listening to my mom who spoke to my father
I was listening to my dad who played the piano
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