You're Biding Me Up

Intro

Mm-hm, yeah, ah-ah

(La, la-la)

Verse

Long gravel driveway, tailgate down, fading sun on a worn-out crown

You stand by the mailbox, one hand in your pocket, one foot on the ground

Old radio plays a song we used to sing, the same two chords, the same old ring

You smile like you mean it, but you hold the whole night like it’s a string

Pre-chorus

I pour another glass, watch the sky turn copper and rust

You don't say forever, but you don't say we must

Your eyes do the talking and they keep me hangin' high above the dust

Chorus

You're biding me up, biding me up, yeah (biding me up)

Like a porch light left on for a truck, baby, I can't get enough (oh-oh)

You're biding me up, biding me up, keeping me near and keeping me rough

Pull me close, then push me out — girl, you're biding me up (yeah, yeah)

Verse

There’s a pair of boots by the door, your name tucked in the pocket of a worn-out coat

I trace the grain of your handwriting on an old, torn grocery note

We dance in the kitchen, slow, with the floorboards complaining low

You kiss me like you mean it, then you step back, and that's the show

Pre-chorus

You say maybe tomorrow, like tomorrow's a rope I can hold

I count the stars one by one, but your hand stays cold

You laugh like a promise, then you fold like a map I can't unfold

Chorus

You're biding me up, biding me up, yeah (biding me up)

Like a porch light left on for a truck, baby, I can't get enough (oh-oh)

You're biding me up, biding me up, keeping me near and keeping me rough

Pull me close, then push me out — girl, you're biding me up (hey, hey)

Verse

Sunday morning coffee, steam curling like a secret in the air

Your silhouette in the doorway, sunlight braided in your hair

I try to speak plain truth, but you wear patience like a prayer

You give me a little, then you leave me wanting more to spare

Bridge

Say you'll stay, say you'll stay, (say you'll stay) but don't say forever

Hold my heart in your hands like a feather (oh-oh)

I can taste your mercy in the rain, feel it on my skin

But mercy's just a weather report if it never lets me in (yeah)

Chorus

You're biding me up, biding me up, yeah (biding me up)

Like a porch light left on for a truck, baby, I can't get enough (oh-oh)

You're biding me up, biding me up, keeping me near and keeping me rough

Pull me close, then push me out — girl, you're biding me up (uh-huh)

Chorus

You're biding me up, biding me up, yeah (biding me up)

Like a porch light left on for a truck, baby, I can't get enough (oh-oh)

You're biding me up, biding me up, keeping me near and keeping me rough

Pull me close, then push me out — girl, you're biding me up (la-la-la)