Bench Blanket Fold

[Intro]

Bench blanket fold —

I leave it neat for you

[Verse 1]

Evening cool on the wooden slats, I shake the blanket once and twice,

I fold the corners square and soft, a quiet gift without a name;

The path still holds the daytime heat, my shoes remember every step,

If care can sit on empty wood, then I can keep my word.

[Pre-Chorus]

Fold it slow... breathe out...

Ready.

[Chorus]

Bench blanket fold, I leave it neat,

Warmth waiting for the next kind seat;

I leave it neat for you, I leave it neat for you,

If the night feels thin, that's fair —

Bench blanket fold, I leave it neat,

Streetlamp gold on quiet feet;

I leave it neat for you, I leave it neat for you,

Someone will find the care.

[Verse 2]

A runner slows and nods a thanks I never stay to hear aloud,

I pocket hands and turn toward home, the city soft around the edges;

Tomorrow I might need the same — a stranger's fold against the cold,

I practice giving what I hope returns in ordinary light.

[Pre-Chorus]

Fold it slow... breathe out...

Ready.

[Chorus]

Bench blanket fold, I leave it neat,

Warmth waiting for the next kind seat;

I leave it neat for you, I leave it neat for you,

If the night feels thin, that's fair —

Bench blanket fold, I leave it neat,

Streetlamp gold on quiet feet;

I leave it neat for you, I leave it neat for you,

Someone will find the care.

[Bridge]

Not every promise needs a crowd,

Some of them fit in a fold I leave;

Wool and hope in equal parts —

Kindness looks good on a leaving day.

[Final Chorus]

Bench blanket fold, I leave it neat,

Warmth waiting for the next kind seat;

I leave it neat for you, I leave it neat for you,

If the night feels thin, that's fair —

Bench blanket fold, I leave it neat,

Streetlamp gold on quiet feet;

I leave it neat for you — and I believe,

Someone will find the care.

[Outro]

Bench blanket fold...

I leave it neat.