[Verse 1] Your work shirt hangs beside the door With red clay ground into the seams I set your coffee by the sink The way you like it, strong and clean The porch board gives beneath my heel A little rain ticks on the tin I hear your old truck turn the bend And feel the whole house breathe again [Chorus] Come sit a while beside me Let the quiet say enough You don't have to tell me everything Or make the hard things sound less rough Just lay your tired hand in mine We'll let the evening settle in The day can wait outside these walls Come home to me again [Verse 2] Your mother called about the fence The north side's leaning after wind I told her we'd go fix it soon She laughed and said, "You always did" There's supper warming on the stove Two chipped blue plates are set for us I saved the piece with more brown crust You always say that's the best one [Chorus] Come sit a while beside me Let the quiet say enough You don't have to tell me everything Or make the hard things sound less rough Just lay your tired hand in mine We'll let the evening settle in The day can wait outside these walls Come home to me again [Bridge] If all you've got is one small word I'll meet you there and let it be No fixing, no looking back Just you, right here, with me [Final Chorus] Come sit a while beside me Let the quiet say enough You don't have to tell me everything Or make the hard things sound less rough Just lay your tired hand in mine We'll let the evening settle in The day can wait outside these walls Come home to me again Come home to me again [Outro] The porch board creaks beneath our feet And supper cools, and that's all right
