[Intro] [Male, close] Leave the porch light low tonight I know the way back home [Verse 1] You keep a suitcase by the doorway Like leaving is a language you know I keep my questions in the kitchen Where the morning coffee starts to show You don't have to make yourself smaller To fit the life we haven't planned Bring every restless part of you here I'll meet you where you stand [Pre-Chorus] I don't need a promise Carved into the wall Just tell me when you're afraid And let me hear it all [Chorus] Stay with me, but stay yourself Keep your fire, keep your doubt I'll be the place you can come running to Not the chain that holds you down Love me in the ordinary When the shine has left the room If we take it one honest day at a time There's plenty of sky for two [Turnaround — acoustic guitar and Telecaster] [Verse 2] Leave your book beside the sofa Wear my jacket when the evening turns cool Take the long way home from work sometimes I've got nowhere else to be but with you Some days we'll miss the mark completely Say the wrong thing, close the door Then you'll find me by the sink at midnight And we'll try a little softer than before [Pre-Chorus] We don't have to be fearless We just have to tell the truth There is room inside this house For the old and growing you [Chorus] Stay with me, but stay yourself Keep your fire, keep your doubt I'll be the place you can come running to Not the chain that holds you down Love me in the ordinary When the shine has left the room If we take it one honest day at a time There's plenty of sky for two [Bridge — nearly bare acoustic and distant pedal steel] When the years change our faces And the plans we made come loose I want to recognize your heartbeat Not a version built for me [Female, softly spoken] I don't need perfect. [Male, whispered] Neither do I. [Final Chorus] Stay with me, but stay yourself Bring your whole heart through the door I'll keep learning every season And I'll choose you more and more Love me in the ordinary When the hard days fill the room If we take it one honest day at a time There's plenty of sky for two [Outro — low and intimate] Leave the porch light low tonight You don't have to disappear Set your keys beside the window You can breathe when you are here
