1 Stepped Off Clean Poem by Edith Niemeyer

[Verse 1]
My heart got up
And stepped off clean
Left one heel print
On my old routine

You took the coat
You took the key
Said "don't wait up"
Then you looked through me

[Pre-Chorus]
I heard that chair scrape back
I heard that door swing low
You moved like trouble
I already know

[Chorus]
Stepped off clean
Stepped off clean
You left me standing
In between

Stepped off clean
Stepped off clean
I called your name
You heard me leave

[Verse 2]
Your mug still sits
By the sink so plain
Cold ring on the wood
Like a tiny stain

I picked up the phone
Then set it down
Some goodbyes hit hard
But make no sound

[Pre-Chorus]
I heard that chair scrape back
I heard that door swing low
You moved like trouble
I already know

[Chorus]
Stepped off clean
Stepped off clean
You left me standing
In between

Stepped off clean
Stepped off clean
I called your name
You heard me leave

[Bridge]
Maybe that's love
When it can't stay
One foot in hope
One foot away

I won't chase
What won't come near
If you're the exit
I'll find my clear

[Final Chorus]
Stepped off clean
Stepped off clean
You left me standing
In between

Stepped off clean
Stepped off clean
I called your name
You heard me leave