[Intro] [Verse 1] You were the first to look at me A little light beneath the chandelier, I gave you every quiet room, Every whisper beneath the sheets. You said we'd have a little house, A garden somewhere near the sea, I believed you when you said There'd always be a place For you and me. [Pre-Chorus] But promises are made of air, They fade before they break. I kept waiting for tomorrow, You kept giving less to say. [Chorus] My sweet darling, I still whisper your name. Through the halls, to the night, Through the rooms where nothing's changed. You loved me once. I know you did. So tell me Why won't you come home? [Verse 2] There came a winter in my head, Though summer lived out there, Some mornings I forgot the year, Some nights I forgot myself No... I saw your coat beside the door, I heard your footsteps on the floor, I called your name Until my voice was gone. [Pre-Chorus] And they began to speak so softly, As if I couldn't understand. They took your name away from me, They took your letters from my hands. [Chorus] My sweet darling, I still whisper your name. Through the halls, to the night, Through the rooms where nothing's changed. You loved me once. I know you did. So tell me Why won't you come home? [Bridge] I remember your hands. I remember your eyes. I remember the way you said Your soul was only mine. (I believed you.) [Final Chorus] My sweet darling, I'm still waiting by the door. Still wearing that old white dress, Still listening for your steps across the floor. You loved me once. I know you did. If there'd always be a place Why won't you come home? [Outro] If you ever loved me then Say my name... just once. If the night carries my voice Say my name again. [Instrumental]
