𝑶𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆 | RATHBONE

[Verse 1] I found your note beneath the rusted tin Three crooked lines where the rain had been The porch kept time with a broken chain And your blue coat hung by the windowpane [Pre-Chorus] I called your name through the cottonwood The river answered like I knew it would [Chorus] Come back slow, come back true There’s a hard red road still leading to you My hands are dust, my throat is dry But I keep your fire on the other side [Verse 2] The dobro moans from the kitchen chair Old Sunday dust in the kitchen air I wore your ring on a piece of thread And counted every mile inside my head [Pre-Chorus] The county line turned black and wide I heard your footsteps in the passing tide [Chorus] Come back slow, come back true There’s a hard red road still leading to you My hands are dust, my throat is dry But I keep your fire on the other side [Bridge] If you see me where the low fields bend Don’t ask forgiveness, don’t call it the end Lay your palm against this weathered door I’ll be the man I wasn’t before [Final Chorus] Come back slow, come back true I left one light burning for you My hands are dust, my throat is dry But I keep your fire on the other side [Outro] On the other side On the other side The river carries what we couldn’t hide