[Verse 1] You leave your tea beside the book A folded corner marks the page I watch the afternoon move slowly Across the frame and down the wall [Pre-Chorus] We used to name the passing weather As if a name could make it stay Now every quiet thing between us Has learned exactly what to say [Chorus] By the window, you turn away I keep the words I meant to say The room is small, the distance wide A little daylight on your side By the window, time moves through And every pane reflects us two [Verse 2] Your coat is hanging by the doorway One loose thread against the blue I touch the sleeve, then let it settle Like there’s nothing left to prove [Pre-Chorus] The kettle clicks, the house grows quiet The old floor gives beneath my feet I think of all the ways we wandered And how we stopped along this street [Chorus] By the window, you turn away I keep the words I meant to say The room is small, the distance wide A little daylight on your side By the window, time moves through And every pane reflects us two [Bridge] If you come back for the book tomorrow I’ll leave it where you left it down No careful speech, no grand forgiveness Just the sound of you around [Final Chorus] By the window, you turn away I find the words I couldn’t say The room is small, but morning’s wide A little daylight on both sides By the window, time moves through And I can let the light find you [Outro] The tea goes cold beside the book The page stays folded where you looked
