No Reply at All — Extended

[Verse 1] You left the kettle on the counter The blue cup chipped along its rim I read the note beside the sugar Then folded it and read again [Chorus] No reply at all Just the room and what we said No reply at all Your side of the table set [Verse 2] The mail came through the narrow doorway A grocery flyer, one white bill I put them both beneath the fruit bowl And watched the kitchen settle still [Chorus] No reply at all Just the room and what we said No reply at all Your side of the table set [Verse 3] Your coat is hanging by the stair rail One button loose, the pocket turned I could have mended it last Sunday The thread is where we left it curled [Chorus] No reply at all Just the room and what we said No reply at all Your side of the table set [Bridge] I took the long way past the corner Where the bakery stacks its trays The woman there still knows your order She asked if you were coming by today [Verse 4] I told her maybe, kept it simple Bought a loaf and walked back slow The paper warmed against my fingers I had nowhere else to go [Chorus] No reply at all Just the room and what we said No reply at all Your side of the table set [Verse 5] The blue cup holds a little water The chipped edge catches at the light I set it by the open window And let the afternoon pass by [Outro] No reply at all Still, I leave the porch lamp on No reply at all Maybe morning brings a call