Leave me alone. I said it with my coat still on One sleeve caught against the door You stood beside the kitchen light I watched a crack run through the floor I took the stairs, two at a time Out of the yellow, into rain The building swallowed every word I thought I'd never hear again Don't wait for me That's what I said Your light grew smaller As I turned my head What came back Took the long way home I knew the sound But the words had grown Through all that noise Through all that time A different meaning In a voice like mine Leave a light on Leave a light on Somewhere I can see Years later, in a rented room A glass left drying by the sink I start to say I'm doing fine Then lose the words and let it ring Your number's in an older phone My thumb rests where the screen is cracked I used to think a closing door Could keep a voice from coming back I'll wait for you I almost hear The words I couldn't bear When you were near What came back Took the long way home I knew the sound But the words had grown Through all that noise Through all that time A different meaning In a voice like mine Leave a light on I left a light on Somewhere you can see Was that your voice? Was that my own? The room is quiet I leave the phone For half a breath I'm seventeen The door still open In between Are you there? What came back Took the long way home I knew the sound But the words had grown Through all that noise Through all that time I let it finish For the first time I left a light on I left a light on Somewhere you can see I'm still here.
