[Verse 1] You left your blue mug by the kitchen sink A half-read paperback folded where you think Iād find it when the afternoon went quiet Your note said ācall me,ā but you never tried it I took the long way past the corner store Where we used to split one soda into four The cashier asked if you were coming later I said āprobably,ā and watched the paper waiter [Pre-Chorus] I keep making room beside me Like your coat is still there Some habits donāt ask permission They just settle in the air [Chorus] If you come back, donāt knock too hard Iām still learning how to leave the door ajar We can talk where the old paint peels Tell me what was true and what you couldnāt feel If you come back, I wonāt pretend We were easy, we were certain, we were built to never bend But I saved your name inside my phone Somewhere between letting go and being alone [Verse 2] I saw your sister at the laundromat She said you moved, but didnāt say where at I folded shirts beneath the buzzing ceiling Trying to guess what leaving had been meaning My friends say time will make it make sense Like a receipt can show me where the money went I laugh along, then miss the train at seven Walk home with your silence in my headphones [Pre-Chorus] I keep making room beside me Though I know youāre not there Some promises lose their shape Before they disappear [Chorus] If you come back, donāt knock too hard Iām still learning how to leave the door ajar We can talk where the old paint peels Tell me what was true and what you couldnāt feel If you come back, I wonāt pretend We were easy, we were certain, we were built to never bend But I saved your name inside my phone Somewhere between letting go and being alone [Bridge] Maybe I wanted an answer Maybe you wanted escape Maybe the truth is a hallway Neither of us knew how to face I wonāt turn the clock backward I wonāt call it a mistake Just leave the light in the window For whatever our hearts can remake [Final Chorus] If you come back, donāt knock too hard Iām still learning how to leave the door ajar We can talk where the old paint peels Tell me what was true and what you couldnāt feel If you come back, I wonāt pretend But I can meet you somewhere past the bitter end I saved your name, then let it go Somewhere between the person I was and the person I now know [Outro] The blue mugās gone from the kitchen sink The book is closed, but I still stop to think If you come back, Iāll hear you through the hall And if you donāt, Iāll be alright after all
