[Verse 1] The forecast keeps changing above the county line Your hands are cold around a paper cup of tea The bridge is out, the river's climbed the roadside signs Still you saved the last dry match for me [Pre-Chorus] We can't see the far bank We can see each other here [Chorus] When the road disappears, take my hand When the map turns to water, we'll stand One small step, then another one through Hope is the thing we can do When the whole sky is heavy and wide Keep a place for the morning inside No promise, no proof, just a thread pulling through Hope is the thing we can do [Verse 2] The radio repeats a warning from the hill A yellow kitchen clock forgets to move You fold the note your mother left beside the sill And say, “She'd tell us there's a way to prove” [Pre-Chorus] We can't name the next turn We can keep the kettle on [Chorus] When the road disappears, take my hand When the map turns to water, we'll stand One small step, then another one through Hope is the thing we can do When the whole sky is heavy and wide Keep a place for the morning inside No promise, no proof, just a thread pulling through Hope is the thing we can do [Bridge] If the signal fades, I'll say your name If the stairs give way, we'll climb again Not because we know how this will end Because you are here, because I'm here [Final Chorus] When the road disappears, take my hand When the map turns to water, we'll stand One small step, then another one through Hope is the thing we can do Though the whole sky is heavy and wide We keep a place for the morning inside No promise, no proof, but the thread pulls us through Hope is the thing we can do [Outro] The kettle clicks; the rain lets up We share the last warm cup
