[Verse 1] Found you in a cookbook Stuck like a leaf Crumpled in the margin Next to a spilled-out recipe Dust on the numbers Year-old date Someone’s almost-maybe future Folded underneath the tape [Chorus] You’re just a leftover lottery ticket Worthless or a different life Hidden in it Who threw you out? Who walked away? From a maybe-win Maybe-lose Maybe-okay day Leftover lottery ticket I keep you in my pocket like a secret If I never check Then you never fade You can stay my tiny chance things still might change [Verse 2] Picture an old gas station Fluorescent hum in June Hands full of small decisions Soda Smokes And you Did they joke about the jackpot? Did they kiss the edge for luck? Did they toss you in the trash can When the week got rough? [Chorus] You’re just a leftover lottery ticket Worthless or a different life Hidden in it Who threw you out? Who walked away? From a maybe-win Maybe-lose Maybe-okay day Leftover lottery ticket I keep you in my pocket like a secret If I never check Then you never fade You can stay my tiny chance things still might change [Bridge] Maybe I’m the same Saving up maybes In drawers In phones In songs In “laters” If I scratch the truth What if it’s blank? So I fold you back And I never look I just let you stay [Chorus] You’re my leftover lottery ticket Worthless or a different life Hidden in it I won’t cash out I’ll let you stay A little paper door to some far-off day Leftover lottery ticket I keep you in my pocket like a secret If I never check Then you never fade You can stay my tiny chance things still might change
