PhoenixSonata - Stay a Little Longer

[Verse 1] He wakes up slow in the dawn Rain on his jacket, keys in his palm He knows it's me by the way I move By the shoes I keep, by the things I lose He's got a scar on the bridge of his nose A split-lip grin that he never outgrows He leans on the glass when the buses groan Like this whole hard place is the only home [Pre-Chorus] And when the cold wind creeps in He pulls me in Says, "Stay a little longer" Stay a little longer [Chorus] His voice comes through when I'm not calm Holds me up when the day goes wrong Pressed to his chest, I feel that pulse Rough hands, steady hands, they hold [Verse 2] He wears old ink on his hands Every one a promise he never could keep He laughs too loud on a Friday night Then goes quiet fast when the room gets tight He's got a tired heart But it still knocks hard in the dark And when I'm lost and the crowd's too loud He finds my eyes like, "You're all right now" [Pre-Chorus] And when the cold wind creeps in He pulls me in Says, "Stay a little longer" Stay a little longer [Chorus] His voice comes through when I'm not calm Holds me up when the day goes wrong Pressed to his chest, I feel that pulse Rough hands, steady hands, they hold [Bridge] He's getting older Some days sharp, some days slow But he stays That's the part I hold on to When the years take more And his hands start to slow I hold him a little tighter Like I won't let him go [Final Chorus] He takes my hand when I come undone When I'm back in that room and I can't outrun He says my name like it means stay Like I'm not too far gone to be okay Rough hands, steady hands, and they hold The man who carried me, now growing old He keeps me here when I can't do it alone He's the only home I've ever known Like a kid, I beg the years: leave him alone