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Words
Verse 1
I had the dress, I had the ticket, I had the whole week off
Then a rota changed and I said yes, the way I always do
I told myself that you'd understand before I even asked
That's the part I'm sorry for, more than the empty chair
Somebody sent me the photographs at four in the morning
And I looked at every one and couldn't look at one
Pre-Chorus
There's no version of this where I come out of it well
So I'll skip the excuse and go straight to the sorry
Chorus
I'm sorry, Aoife, I wasn't in the room
I'm sorry I made a shift more important than you
You asked for one day out of twenty-nine years
And I sent you a card and a bad phone line
Verse 2
You were the one who slept on my floor that November
When my life came apart in a small and ugly way
You never once let on that you were tired of me
You just kept turning up like weather, like a habit
And I keep saying next time, next time, next time
Like next time is a thing that anybody is owed
Chorus
I'm sorry, Aoife, I wasn't in the room
I'm sorry I made a shift more important than you
You asked for one day out of twenty-nine years
And I sent you a card and a bad phone line
Bridge
So I'm coming in March and I've already booked it
It's paid for, it's printed, there's nothing left to swap
I'll be terrible at dancing and I'll cry in the taxi
And I'll be there, which is the only apology that counts
Outro
Keep me a chair at the back of the room
Keep me a dance you don't have to enjoy
I'm sorry, Aoife. I'll be there.
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