Bookshop Rain

[Verse 1] Caught off guard by afternoon rain Ducked into the nearest bookshop door You were already flipping pages Like you'd been there a hundred times before I followed you through fiction Down the narrow paperback aisle You pulled a book from the middle shelf And handed it to me with a smile [Pre-Chorus] No plans, no reservations Just a rainy Tuesday afternoon The kind of day you can't manufacture The kind that finds you too soon [Chorus] Bookshop rain, falling slow Nowhere we had to go Your hand in mine between the shelves Just us and no one else Bookshop rain, soft and grey Couldn't ask for a better day The world outside can wait a while I'm staying here with you [Verse 2] We moved on to the café next door You ordered something warm, so did I Foggy windows, mismatched chairs Watching strangers hurry by You read me the first line of your book I read you mine in return We sat there till the rain slowed down Neither one in any hurry to adjourn [Pre-Chorus] No plans, no reservations Just a rainy Tuesday afternoon The kind of day you can't manufacture The kind that finds you too soon [Chorus] Bookshop rain, falling slow Nowhere we had to go Your hand in mine between the shelves Just us and no one else Bookshop rain, soft and grey Couldn't ask for a better day The world outside can wait a while I'm staying here with you [Bridge] We caught the late show at the little theatre Sat in the back row, shared one drink You fell asleep before the credits I didn't move, didn't even think Because days like this don't come with warnings They just show up grey and soft and slow And the ones who know how to stay inside them Are the ones who learn to let things go [Outro] Bookshop rain Just me and you Falling slow