[Verse 1] Your red scarf caught on a parking sign By the shuttered cafe on Mercer Line I found your note in a laundromat door Three words, then nothing more [Pre-Chorus] Every window holds its breath Every crosswalk counts the steps I wear your promise like a chain And take the long way home again [Chorus] Empty streets, but I can feel you near Your name burns bright in the frozen air If you want me, leave the porch light on I’ll cross this whole dead town before the dawn Empty streets, and a heart that won’t retreat I hear your footsteps underneath my feet Call me back from the edge of gone I’ll be yours when the morning comes [Verse 2] The corner store has pulled its gate The last bus left ten minutes late Your silver ring beside my phone A little circle of stone [Pre-Chorus] Every traffic signal turns Green for bridges, red for words I taste the rain against my lips And feel your hand in every mist [Chorus] Empty streets, but I can feel you near Your name burns bright in the frozen air If you want me, leave the porch light on I’ll cross this whole dead town before the dawn Empty streets, and a heart that won’t retreat I hear your footsteps underneath my feet Call me back from the edge of gone I’ll be yours when the morning comes [Bridge] If this is goodbye, say it to my face Don’t leave me stranded in this vacant place I’d rather break than never know Which way your hidden feelings go [Final Chorus] Empty streets, but I can feel you near Your name burns bright in the frozen air If you want me, leave the porch light on I’ll cross this whole dead town before the dawn Empty streets, and a heart that won’t retreat I hear your footsteps underneath my feet Call me back from the edge of gone I’ll be yours when the morning comes [Outro] When the morning comes Leave the porch light on
