[Verse 1] You left your old coat on the kitchen chair Dust on the cuffs, winter in the seams I found your note by the window there Folded small like a half-remembered dream [Chorus] I won't keep a place for the past at my table Or call every ache by your name I'll open the curtains, I'll steady the candle And let the morning come just the same [Verse 2] The county road bends by the water tower Past the feed store and the sycamore trees I drove it slow in the early hour With your goodbye riding quiet beside me [Chorus] I won't keep a place for the past at my table Or call every ache by your name I'll open the curtains, I'll steady the candle And let the morning come just the same [Bridge] Some things are written in a hand you don't know Some doors are easier left closed I washed the cup, I swept the floor And found my own key by the door [Final Chorus] I won't keep a place for the past at my table Or call every ache by your name I'll open the curtains, I'll steady the candle And let the morning come just the same [Outro] Let the morning come just the same
