[Verse 1] I found your old blue jacket by the screen door Still held the scent of pine and gasoline You left before the kettle started singing And took the easy answers when you leave [Pre-Chorus] I used to count the miles between us Now I count the ways I’ve changed [Chorus] I’m not waiting by the window anymore I’m not tracing your name across the floor The porch light burns for anybody passing through But it isn’t burning just for you I kept the good, I let the hurt roll on By sunrise, you’ll be somebody’s almost-gone I’m standing where the old me used to lose And I’m choosing me instead of you [Verse 2] Your coffee cup is chipped along the handle I use it when my sister comes to stay She says the house feels bigger in the morning I say I finally moved your things away [Pre-Chorus] There’s a county line past the water tower And a whole wide road beneath my wheels [Chorus] I’m not waiting by the window anymore I’m not tracing your name across the floor The porch light burns for anybody passing through But it isn’t burning just for you I kept the good, I let the hurt roll on By sunrise, you’ll be somebody’s almost-gone I’m standing where the old me used to lose And I’m choosing me instead of you [Bridge] If you come back, bring a reason, not a memory Bring the truth, not another borrowed song I’ve got a heart that knows the difference now And it knows exactly where it belongs [Final Chorus] I’m not waiting by the window anymore I’m walking out and closing up the door The porch light burns for anybody passing through And tonight, it’s shining for me too I kept the good, I let the hurt roll on By sunrise, you’ll be somebody’s almost-gone I’m standing where the old me used to lose And I’m choosing me instead of you [Outro] Choosing me instead of you
