Back Through the Stage Door — A Song Inspired by Joan Cusack returns to the spotlight after a decade centered on family life in Chicago

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[Verse 1]
I hung the old applause beside the coats
Let the headlines turn to paper boats
In a Chicago kitchen, under practical light
I learned how to disappear right

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the mirror grins, says take your cue
I say, sweetheart, I was never through

[Chorus]
I am coming back through the stage door
With kitchen light under my skin
You can call for the old joke
But I know where I have been
Let the bulbs burn bright, let the floorboards roar
I am coming back through the stage door

[Bridge]
Handclaps in the hallway, walking bass in my shoes
I paid for this timing with the years I got to choose
Lead guitar laughing like a friend at the bar
Saying go on, go on, show them who you are

[Final Chorus]
I am coming back through the stage door
Not smaller than before
I brought the quiet with me
And it knows how to roar
Let the bulbs burn bright, let the floorboards roar
I am coming back through the stage door