New Address, Same Number

We boxed the kitchen quickly when the rent went up again My boy asked if his birthday could still happen with his friends I said we'd find a way and heard the doubt inside my tone An unfamiliar ceiling makes a brave face feel alone I didn't tell my oldest friend, was tired of needing hands He called to ask for tools and heard the echo where I stand I tried to make a joke about the boxes on the floor He said I didn't ask you for an explanation, bro New address, same number Call through any kind of weather Tell me where the boxes are You're still never very far He showed up with a folding table, paper plates and tape My sister brought the candles, couldn't find a proper cake The kids made one from pancakes, stacked it crooked, laughed a lot My boy said best one ever, I believed him on the spot I thought my pride protected us from looking like a mess But all it did was hide the people ready to say yes New address, same number Call through any kind of weather Tell me where the boxes are You're still never very far We found a place by springtime with a playground down below I called before the lease was signed so everybody'd know My friend said save a corner for that ugly folding chair I said it's got a place in every home we make from here New address, same number Call through any kind of weather Tell me where the boxes are You're still never very far The table doesn't match, but it can hold a lot of names The house is new, the number and the people stay the same