[Verse 1] Last night I crossed the threshold on my own First time in my life with just my name on the door The walls don't know me yet, the rooms feel cold Full of all my boxes but it doesn't feel like more I know I should feel proud, I know I should feel free But proud and free feel very far from here So before the kettle, before anything I reach for the one box I need The one that makes this real I find the box and pull it from the pile The one I packed with care right at the end I lift the lid and reach in for a while And feel around for something like an old old friend But my hands find nothing Just the paper, just the dark I pull the box apart to make sure But it isn't there It isn't there It's gone [Pre-Chorus] And I know I'm not a child anymore And I know it's just a thing, it's just a toy But I carried it for so many years And every year before I knew the world could disappoint So I grab my coat And I don't even think I just go [Chorus] I'm coming back for you Through every street and every turning I'm coming back for you Because some things you don't leave behind You were there for every hard night Every year I needed something true And I don't care how far I have to go I'm coming back I'm coming back for you [Verse 2] I walk the route the lorry took Past every corner, every turn I check the gutters and the doorways Every place that I can think to search The rain came down around mid morning And I haven't stopped to dry Just one more street I keep on telling myself Just one more street Just one more try The morning's gone, the afternoon is greying My feet are wet, my hands are cold And maybe this was stupid Maybe this is just a thing I have to let go But then I think of waking up tomorrow In that empty room without you there And my feet keep moving Down one more street Into the cold [Chorus] I'm coming back for you Through every street and every turning I'm coming back for you Because some things you don't leave behind You were there for every hard night Every year I needed something true And I don't care how far I have to go I'm coming back I'm coming back for you [Bridge] And then something catches in the corner of my eye Something small and coloured, half against a wall And my feet slow down before my brain knows why And my heart says don't you dare, don't hope at all I cross the street I'm barely breathing now I crouch down in the rain to see your face And the world just stops Oh my god Oh my god It's you It's really you I found you [Final Chorus] I came back for you Through every street and every turning I came back for you Because some things you don't leave behind You were there for every hard night Every year I needed something true And I don't care how far I had to go I came back I came back for you [Outro] Now we're home The kettle's on and the rain is just the rain I find a needle, find some thread And I sew you back together once again The boxes can wait The world can wait There's just this room and just this light And you in my lap and me taking care Like you always took care of me at night I'm not sure I'm ready For all that waits outside But I've got you And that's enough That's enough We'll be alright
