[Instrumental Intro: Fuzzy Guitar Riff, Organ Swell, Punchy Bass, Loose Drums]
[Verse 1]
Coffee cup rings on the table
Half a thought hanging our fable
Keys on the table, shoes by the door
Something I meant to say before
Old guitar leaning by the wall
Pictures crooked in the hall
A hundred little pieces in the light
All the random things that make it right
[Pre-Chorus]
Bits and pieces, scraps and dreams
Nothing’s ever what it seems
Broken plans and tangled knots
Life is made of whatnots
[Chorus]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
Little things we never got
(Whatnot)
Everything and all the rest
(Whatnot)
The mess we somehow love the best
[Instrumental Break: Guitar Hook, Organ Stabs, Walking Bass]
[Verse 2]
Ticket stubs and old receipts
Dusty books and tangled sheets
Words we said and words we lost
Wondering what they might have cost
Rusty bike out in the rain
A melody stuck in my brain
Pieces of a life half done
Still shining in the afternoon sun
[Pre-Chorus]
Odds and ends and afterthoughts
All the things that can’t be bought
Every crack and every spot
That’s the beauty of whatnot
[Chorus]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
All the little maybes caught
(Whatnot)
Everything we left to rot
(Whatnot)
Still matters more than what we thought
[Bridge]
Maybe life’s not meant to fit
Neatly in a box somewhere
Maybe all the scattered bits
Are the reason that we care
[Instrumental Bridge: Bass Solo, Guitar Feedback, Organ Drone]
[Final Chorus]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
Tiny pieces tied in knots
(Whatnot)
All the little things we’re not
(Whatnot)
Everything we have and haven’t got
[Outro]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
(Whatnot)
Whatnot… and just plain not
From the album “Whatnot“