Bad Timing

[Intro - Light melodic vocal, bright guitar and Rhodes] Yeah Ain't that something? Every single time

[Verse 1 - Relaxed conversational melodic rap] Saw you at the grocery store on Sunday Standing by the flowers in the checkout line You said, "Didn't think I'd see you back around here" I said, "Yeah, it's been a minute," you said, "Right"

You had your hair up, wearing that old necklace The little silver one you bought in Tennessee I was gonna ask if you were seeing anybody Then you checked the time and said you had to leave

You said his name like I was supposed to know him I said, "That's cool," and tried to sound sincere You asked if I was happy, I said, "Mostly" And we laughed because the answer sounded weird

[Pre-Chorus - Melodic lift, gentle harmonies] Funny how we always get so close Just when there's somewhere else to go Every time I think the door's still open Somebody's already home

[Chorus - Catchy fully sung bittersweet hook] It's always bad timing, bad timing You got somebody, I got somebody When you're free, I'm tied up When I'm ready, you've moved on

Bad timing, bad timing Always one step out of time If we'd got it right just once Maybe you'd still be mine

[Verse 2 - Rhythmic conversational melodic rap] Last December, you were calling after midnight Said you finally left the guy you were with I was sitting on the couch beside somebody Trying not to let her see your name come in

I let it ring, then called you in the morning You said, "Never mind, it wasn't anything" Couple months went by, I heard you got back with him Funny how we never learn a thing

Then I saw you at your brother's graduation You were standing with your family by the stairs We talked about the weather for ten minutes Like there wasn't anything between us there

[Pre-Chorus - Melodic lift] Funny how we always get so close Just when there's somewhere else to go Every time I think the door's still open Somebody's already home

[Chorus - Fully sung, wider harmonies] It's always bad timing, bad timing You got somebody, I got somebody When you're free, I'm tied up When I'm ready, you've moved on

Bad timing, bad timing Always one step out of time If we'd got it right just once Maybe you'd still be mine

[Bridge - Stripped-back Rhodes and soft guitar, reflective intimate vocal] Maybe it's not the timing Maybe we just like the chase Maybe if we had a real shot We'd find another reason not to stay

But I still think about that summer When you slept with your head against my chest We had nothing getting in the way back then And somehow we still made a mess

[Final Chorus - Full melodic lift, warm layered harmonies] It's always bad timing, bad timing You got somebody, I got somebody When you're free, I'm tied up When I'm ready, you've moved on

Bad timing, bad timing Always one step out of time If we'd got it right just once Maybe you'd still be mine

[Outro - Soft conversational delivery, instrumental fades] You said, "We should catch up sometime" I said, "Yeah, we should" Neither one of us asked when