[Verse] Sitting here watching the dust motes dance in the gray afternoon light Thinking of everything we left behind on that last rainy night You were always so good at leaving without making a sound Now I'm just wandering through the spaces where you are no longer found [Chorus] And I remember the taste of the coffee and the way you would smile Even though it has been raining outside for a very long while Some things are broken and some things are just meant to be free But I will still keep a piece of the story you left here with me [Verse] The coffee is cold and the book on the table is still opened to your page Like a beautiful memory captured and frozen inside of a cage Sometimes I wonder if you ever think about turning the car around Or if you are already living a life in some faraway brand new town [Chorus] And I remember the taste of the coffee and the way you would smile Even though it has been raining outside for a very long while Some things are broken and some things are just meant to be free But I will still keep a piece of the story you left here with me [Bridge] Maybe we were just two different stars with a gravity way too strong Orbiting close for a moment and singing a beautiful, tragic song And now as we drift further out in the dark to the places we used to know I am learning the hardest and beautiful lesson of learning to just let go [Chorus] And I remember the taste of the coffee and the way you would smile Even though it has been raining outside for a very long while Some things are broken and some things are just meant to be free But I will still keep a piece of the story you left here with me [Outro] Just a piece of the story left here with me In this quiet and beautiful space we used to be
