Closeout Sunset (version 2)

Verse 1 – male vocal

I've counted down the stock in my head before

The manager's voice rings out one last time

Six days left to move it off this floor

Hauling heavy boxes till I almost forgot what love was for

Busted a sweat, busted my back

Still I'm here counting every single stack

Every closeout sale means another chance

To pay the rent on this small life of mine

To hold something that's already paid its price in gold

So I won't say goodbye till I've sold it all

Chorus – full band

Closeout sunset, orange light on my hands

Counting change and counting down the years

Every single item gone from this land

Nothing left but love, nothing left to fear

Closeout sunset, we're not done yet

Still a story written between these pages and my breath

Closeout sunset, I'm not letting go

Hold onto what's precious before it goes

Verse 2 – male vocal

Your hands move slower than mine tonight

Blink twice and the whole day lights up again

You laugh at something on the second shelf

A small thing with a price tag that made you smile

I fold some hangers in a way I never knew

Packing every item like it's what I'll keep

Maybe I was always counting on love to be the best thing left

Not some used appliance or fabric softener sale

You hold up one of those paper crowns from my birthday

Say something soft that cuts right through the noise and stress

In a box or in a pocket, it doesn't matter how small it stays

This is where we start moving forward instead of staying stuck on what's been lost

Chorus – full band

Closeout sunset, orange light on my hands

Counting change and counting down the years

Every single item gone from this land

Nothing left but love, nothing left to fear

Closeout sunset, we're not done yet

Still a story written between these pages and my breath

Closeout sunset, I'm not letting go

Hold onto what's precious before it goes

Bridge – gang vocals

Keep the ones that shine

Shine, shine, keep them

Leave the rest behind

Breathe, breathe, let us be

Free, free, open sea

This is where we start anew

You and me

Start, start, start over too

Love's not something you find in a sale

It's what keeps you whole when nothing else prevails

Outro – male vocal

Closeout sunset, orange light on my hands

Every single item gone from this land

Still counting love until the lights go low