[Intro] Mmm, come closer, take your time [Verse 1] You left your gloves beside the door One red thread hanging from the seam I found your note beneath the sugar bowl Three crooked words and a coffee stain The waiter knows your usual chair He sets one glass, then looks away I turn the brass key in my pocket And let the afternoon decay [Pre-Chorus] You say the world is temporary I say your hands were real Between the joke and the confession Tell me what you feel [Chorus] Come back slowly, darling, come back slow Don’t make a promise you can’t hold Yodel-ay-ee, yodel-ay-oh Sing it where the cold winds blow Come back slowly, darling, come back slow Leave your silver shoes beside the door Yodel-ay-ee, yodel-ay-oh I’ll be waiting by the old piano [Verse 2] The record skips at seventeen A trumpet sighs behind the beat Your photograph has curled at both ends Still keeps your eyes on me I wear the blue coat that you hated Its lining smells of cedar smoke Outside, the rain taps out your nickname On every window that it broke [Pre-Chorus] You say the heart is temporary I say mine missed the train Between the joke and the confession Say my name again [Chorus] Come back slowly, darling, come back slow Don’t make a promise you can’t hold Yodel-ay-ee, yodel-ay-oh Sing it where the cold winds blow Come back slowly, darling, come back slow Leave your silver shoes beside the door Yodel-ay-ee, yodel-ay-oh I’ll be waiting by the old piano [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] If you arrive before the morning Bring no roses, bring no crown Bring the truth you kept folded In the pocket of your brown coat I can forgive the empty evening I can forgive the borrowed flame But if you knock, don’t speak in riddles Say you came to stay [Final Chorus] Come back slowly, darling, come back slow Don’t make a promise you can’t hold Yodel-ay-ee, yodel-ay-oh Let it rise above the snow Come back slowly, darling, come back slow Leave your silver shoes beside the door Yodel-ay-ee, yodel-ay-oh I’ll be waiting by the old piano [Outro] Yodel-ay-ee... Yodel-ay-oh... Take your time
