Shortcake

[Verse 1] A red ribbon on a white box I wait for you and watch the clock Each time I hear the doorbell ring I hope that you are coming in “The usual, just one, please” And somehow that’s enough for me I lay a berry on the cream And wonder what your name might be [Pre-Chorus] If we’d met outside this shop Just passing on a quiet street Could “see you” be the start of more? Would I have found the words? [Chorus] The shortcake I handed to you Left only sweetness in the air You smiled at me and said, “thank you” And I just watched you walk away I know the things you like by heart You don’t know what I keep inside Whenever that glass door closes I wish I could see you again [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 2] One day you smiled, a little shy “It’s my birthday today,” you said A whole cake, bigger than before I smiled and packed it in its box I couldn’t ask who it was for Just pulled the ribbon tight instead “I hope you have a lovely night” And that was all I dared to say [Chorus] The birthday cake I gave to you I picture someone in my place I see you there in candlelight I wonder if you’re smiling now In a shop where everything is sweet This love’s the only bitter thing The words I never gave to you I tucked them in the white box