[Verse 1] You came through the door in your cream-colored coat Terracotta tie, a smile soft as a note Silver in your beard, rain shining on your sleeve You said, “Come sit beside me; you don’t have to leave” [Verse 2] Your hat on the chair, your hands around the cup You listened while I told you how the years had filled me up No grand words, no promise dressed in gold Just a steady kind of kindness when the room was getting cold [Chorus] Stay a little, let the evening take its time You make a tired heart feel like it can still be mine Stay a little, till the last door closes tight I’ve been holding back the tears; don’t send me home tonight [Verse 3] You spoke of Sunday mornings, of a garden down the lane Of names you keep beside you, of joy that came through pain I watched your silver profile in the amber windowpane And felt the stubborn winter loosening again [Chorus] Stay a little, let the evening take its time You make a tired heart feel like it can still be mine Stay a little, till the last door closes tight I’ve been holding back the tears; don’t send me home tonight [Bridge] If morning finds us strangers, I will still remember this: A quiet hand, a patient smile, a room made warm by gentleness [Final Chorus] Stay a little, let the evening take its time You make a tired heart feel like it can still be mine Stay a little—oh, don’t leave me with the night I’ve been holding back the tears; stay until the light [Outro] Cream coat waiting by the chair Stay a little… stay right there
