Wallet
Regina Spektor Lyrics

I found a wallet
The singer discovered a lost wallet.

Inside were pictures of your small family
The wallet contained photos of the owner's immediate family.

You were so young
The owner of the wallet was much younger than the singer.

Your hair dark brown
The owner of the wallet had dark brown hair.

You had been born in nineteen fifty-three
The owner of the wallet was born in 1953.

Your winter birthday
The owner's birthday was in winter.

Was stamped on the plastic
The owner's birthdate was imprinted on their identification card.

Of a license so recently expired
The owner's identification card had recently expired.

I was so tired
The artist was exhausted.

As I walked through my door
The artist arrived home.

I laid all the contents of your wallet on the floor
The singer emptied the wallet's contents onto the floor.

And like a holy relic
The artist viewed the wallet's contents with reverence.

Or a mystery novel
The contents of the wallet were intriguing to the singer.

I thumbed them in the dim light
The singer sifted through the wallet's contents in low lighting.

Searching for a clue
The singer was looking for any indication of the wallet's owner or their identity.

A blockbuster card
The wallet contained a membership card for Blockbuster Video.

An old stick of juicy fruit
The wallet had a piece of Juicy Fruit gum that had been there for a while.

A crumpled receipt
There was a wrinkled receipt in the wallet.

From a pair of leather boots
The receipt was for a purchase of leather boots.

I have no wallet
The artist doesn't carry a wallet.

I keep my cards together with a blue rubber band
The artist uses a rubber band to hold their cards.

And with a free hand
The artist used their free hand to search for loose change or bits of paper.

For pieces of, pieces of paper and change
The singer searched for currency and scraps of paper.

I'll take your wallet
The artist plans to return the wallet.

To my local blockbuster
The singer will take the wallet to their nearest Blockbuster store.

They'll find your number
The store will use the information in the wallet to track down the owner.

In their computer
The Blockbuster store may have a database of customers' contact information.

You'll never know me
The wallet's owner will never realize that the artist found and returned their property.

I'll never know you
The artist will never meet the wallet's owner or learn anything about them beyond the contents of their wallet.

But you'll be so happy
The wallet's owner will be overjoyed to have their lost property back.

When they call you up
The Blockbuster store will contact the wallet's owner when the singer returns it.