Salt in the Cup

Verse 1

Your mom kept a jar on the counter for us kids

Pink salt in a glass with a twist of lemon and a stick

You'd pour it into your cup every time you got done

I thought it was magic, not just something she'd done

We'd drink that salty water till our throats were sore

Thought it would cure anything, we knew nothing more

Pre-Chorus

So what if the jar's empty now?

What if that was all there was to show

Chorus

Salt in my cup where the day went by

Still tasting like it was true that time

I'll carry this flavor till I'm old and gray

And when they ask me, I'll tell them how it stayed

Verse 2

Your house always smelled like fresh cut grass

The porch light shone right over our favorite place to pass

You'd take my hand in the dark of your driveway

Swear that was the start of us before we knew what came after

Now that jar's on your kitchen shelf, still with a little left

Every time I see it, something pulls me right back

Pre-Chorus

So what if the jar's empty now?

What if that was all there was to show

Chorus

Salt in my cup where the day went by

Still tasting like it was true that time

I'll carry this flavor till I'm old and gray

And when they ask me, I'll tell them how it stayed

Bridge

The jar might be empty but my memory's still full of salt

Every time a door closes, your mom's voice says: 'Drink it all

Chorus

Salt in my cup where the day went by

Still tasting like it was true that time

I'll carry this flavor till I'm old and gray

And when they ask me, I'll tell them how it stayed