Pass the Sugar, Pass the Time

[Verse 1] You asked if this chair was taken I said, only by my coat Your coffee wore a little cinnamon Mine had a paper boat We traded names and teaspoons And a laugh about the rain You said you were headed nowhere I said, same, for half a day [Chorus] Pass the sugar, pass the time Your cup is warm, your story’s fine One small table, two new friends Let this little morning bend [Verse 2] You drew a map on your napkin To a bookshop down the lane I gave you the last orange biscuit You gave me your window seat again The waiter swept around us As the lunch crowd found its way We said, “Perhaps next Tuesday,” Like we meant it either way [Chorus] Pass the sugar, pass the time Your cup is warm, your story’s fine One small table, two new friends Let this little morning bend [Bridge] Maybe friendship starts quite simply: A spare chair, a spoon, a grin A little room beside your elbow For a stranger wandering in [Chorus] Pass the sugar, pass the time Your cup is warm, your story’s fine One small table, two new friends Let this little morning bend [Outro] You left with half my biscuit I kept your map till Tuesday