[Verse 1] You set the table for your own You pour the wine you've always known The glasses clink, the cheeks are kissed Your kind of names are on the list There's room to spare for any face That slides so neatly into place And any guest you might have missed You'll seat him when he's on the list [Pre-Chorus] You follow back your friends That's where the circle ends You skip the foreign song You hum where you belong [Chorus] You keep the garden, keep the gate You keep the supper warm till late Good luck out there to those who roam You keep the best of you at home [Verse 2] You keep the pickets painted white The camera watches through the night The fence is barely waist-high pine Your granddad drew and held the line Your dogs trust each familiar smell They only growl when they can't tell Whoever passes, rain or shine Is welcome to respect the line [Pre-Chorus] You follow back your friends That's where the circle ends You skip the foreign song You hum where you belong [Chorus] You keep the garden, keep the gate You keep the supper warm till late Good luck out there to those who roam You keep the best of you at home [Bridge] The year the river left its bed You carried what you had and fled You asked for shelter, asked for aid You met the welcome you had made [Verse 3] You fly the flag on holidays You school the young in proper ways The keypad code is yours to hold The door stays shut against the cold The fire burns bright for next of kin You pull the chairs up, gather in The rules you keep are good as gold Your children never feel the cold [Chorus] You keep the garden, keep the gate You keep the supper warm till late Good luck out there to those who roam You keep the best of you at home
