leaving the light on

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I keep leaving the light on
Like you're still coming home
Front door unlocked and the record's on
Pouring wine for someone I let go
I know better, God I know better
But I keep leaving the light on

Your coffee cup still on my side of the sink
I keep moving it back, I don't know what I think
It's been six weeks, three days, I stopped counting after two
I cleaned the whole house just to find the smell of you

I talked to your sister like everything's fine
She said "honey, move on" and I nodded, poured the wine
I laughed in all the right places, said I'm doing great
Then cried in the driveway at 2 AM again

And everybody's watching me get smaller
Turning down the volume, making myself quiet
But something in my chest keeps getting louder
And I don't think I'm as broken as I act

I saw you last Thursday at the grocery store
You looked different somehow, you looked like before
Before we got complicated, before we got scared
Before I started picking fights just to prove you cared

I smiled like a stranger and asked how you've been
You said "good" and I said "good" and that was the end
But your eyes did that thing where they go somewhere else
And I knew you were leaving the light on yourself

And I don't wanna be the one who called first
But I've been sitting with this pride and it's making it worse
There's a difference between moving on and giving up
And I think I've been confusing the two of us

I'm not waiting anymore
I'm just leaving it on 'cause it's mine
It's my house, my record, my wine
And if you come back, I'll be fine
And if you don't, I'll still be fine

I keep leaving the light on
Like you're still coming home
But I'm already home

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I keep leaving the light on Like you're still coming home Front door unlocked and the record's on Pouring wine for someone I let go I know better, God I know better But I keep leaving the light on Your coffee cup still on my side of the sink I keep moving it back, I don't know what I think It's been six weeks, three days, I stopped counting after two I cleaned the whole house just to find the smell of you I talked to your sister like everything's fine She said "honey, move on" and I nodded, poured the wine I laughed in all the right places, said I'm doing great Then cried in the driveway at 2 AM again And everybody's watching me get smaller Turning down the volume, making myself quiet But something in my chest keeps getting louder And I don't think I'm as broken as I act I keep leaving the light on Like you're still coming home Front door unlocked and the record's on Pouring wine for someone I let go I know better, God I know better But I keep leaving the light on 'Cause maybe I'm not keeping it on for you Maybe I'm just afraid of the dark I saw you last Thursday at the grocery store You looked different somehow, you looked like before Before we got complicated, before we got scared Before I started picking fights just to prove you cared I smiled like a stranger and asked how you've been You said "good" and I said "good" and that was the end But your eyes did that thing where they go somewhere else And I knew you were leaving the light on yourself And I don't wanna be the one who called first But I've been sitting with this pride and it's making it worse There's a difference between moving on and giving up And I think I've been confusing the two of us I keep leaving the light on Like you're still coming home Front door unlocked and the record's on Pouring wine for someone I let go I know better, God I know better But I keep leaving the light on 'Cause maybe I'm not keeping it on for you I'm not waiting anymore I'm just leaving it on 'cause it's mine It's my house, my record, my wine And if you come back, I'll be fine And if you don't, I'll still be fine I keep leaving the light on Like you're still coming home But I'm already home

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