In the back of the bottom drawer
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Of the dresser by our bed
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Is a box of odds and ends
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That I have always kept
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But the man who sleeps beside me
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DoesnĄŻt know its even there
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Little pieces of my past
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That I shouldnĄŻt have to share
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A napkin that is stained with time
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Has a poem on it that didnĄŻt quiet rhyme
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But it made me cry
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And a Dear Jane letter
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From a different guy
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He broke up with me
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And he told me IĄŻm not always right
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And a stolen key from an old hotel room door
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In the back of the bottom drawer
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I donĄŻt keep these things because IĄŻm longing to go back
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I keep them because I want to stay right were IĄŻm at
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IĄŻm reminded of my rights and wrongs
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I donĄŻt want to mess this up
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But I wouldnĄŻt know where I belong with out this box of stuff
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A birthday card from my first boyfriend
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He signed it I Love You
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So I gave in
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Yeah we went to far in his daddyĄŻs car
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And those Mardi Gras beads from ĄŽ98
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We danced all night
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Stayed out so late
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We thought we were stars
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Closing down the bars
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And that champagne was cheap
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But still IĄŻve got that cork
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In the back of the bottom drawer
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IĄŻm not trying to hide these things from the man I love today
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But IĄŻm a better woman for him
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Thanks to my yesterdays
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So now I try to give more than I take
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And I bite my tongue
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And fight the urge to say
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ItĄŻs my way or no way at all
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And now I cherish love a whole lot more
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Cause of whatĄŻs in the back of the bottom drawer
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In the Back of the Bottom Drawer
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| Chely Wright |
