**[Verse 1]** If I knew you’d turned the corner, I would throw the windows wide, I would wear the flower dress that turns on the light And wait for you outside. If your shadow crossed the pavement, If your hand reached for the bell, I would lose each careful sentence I had practised for myself. **[Pre-Chorus]** I’d come running, no shoes, no plan, Just summer in my mouth and my heart in my hands. **[Chorus]** All of this and more, I would do if you stood outside my door. I’d come running, I’d come running, Through the hallway, down the lane,. I’d come running, I’d come running, Just to say your name. All of this and more, I would do if you stood outside my door. (if you're coming) **[Verse 2]** If I knew that you were coming, I’d come running through the gate, I would cross the whole wild meadow Like my body couldn’t wait. With my arms flung wide, hair flying, A blue cornflower in my teeth, I’d run laughing through the poppies, Barefoot, breathless, wild and free. **[Pre-Chorus]** I’d come running, no shoes, no plan, Just summer in my mouth and my heart in my hands. **[Chorus]** All of this and more, I would do if you stood outside my door. I’d come running, I’d come running, Through the flowers, through the rain. I’d come running, I’d come running, Just to say your name. All of this and more, I would do if you stood outside my door. **[Verse 3]** I would ask, “Where have you been All my life?”— and roll my eyes. “I hope you had a pleasant journey ...” God, I’d hate that stupid line. I’d ask, “Do you come here often?” Standing at my own front door. I would know how flat they sounded — But they wouldn’t feel false anymore. **[Post-Chorus]** I’d come running, I’d come running, Even words would let me down. I’d come running, I’d come running, With my heart turned inside out. **[Bridge]** I would turn the lights to emerald, I would make July from rain, Teach the rooftops how to blossom, Bring the last train back again. I would bribe the moon till morning, Make the sparrows sing in tune, Spend every future tense I have On one impossible afternoon. I would dance upon the table, I would wake the sleeping street, I would scatter gold and flowers Everywhere beneath your feet. I would give away my caution, Every lock and every key — If I knew that you were coming, If you were coming here to me. **[Final Chorus – blooming, joyful]** All of this and more, I would do if you stood outside my door. I’d come running, I’d come running, Through the hallway, down the lane. I’d come running, I’d come running, Calling out your name. All of this and more, More than I have ever dreamed before. I’d come running, I’d come running, Like the waiting broke in two. I’d come running, I’d come running, All the way to you. **[Outro – suddenly quiet]** Then the room comes back. No footsteps in the hall. Perhaps you were never on your way at all. But if you were— I’d come running.
