[Intro] The clock above the diner says a quarter past two Coffee going bitter while I bargain with the truth [Verse 1] Your side of town keeps pulling at the tires Every turn remembers where we used to go I pass the corner store and miss the entrance Like some part of me still thinks you're coming home There's a sweater in the backseat that isn't even yours Funny what a tired heart can make of nothing [Pre-Chorus] I could take the exit I could cross your block I could make one bad decision Just to know you haven't changed the lock [Chorus] When the house goes quiet I get dangerous with hope I start making little reasons For a road I shouldn't know So leave the porch off Don't give me somewhere I can land If I'm ever gonna lose you I have to lose you where I stand When the house goes quiet I learn how empty fits my hands [Verse 2] I wrote your number on a paper cup Then tore the cardboard slowly into four I know it without looking, that's the trouble Some things leave the room but stay indoors There's a photograph turned facedown by the lamp I keep finding ways to almost reach you [Chorus] When the house goes quiet I get dangerous with hope I start making little reasons For a road I shouldn't know So leave the porch off Don't give me somewhere I can land If I'm ever gonna lose you I have to lose you where I stand When the house goes quiet I learn how empty fits my hands [Bridge] Maybe I need the floor beneath me Without your arms to stop the fall Maybe I need one room to hold me When I can't hold myself at all Let every hour arrive unanswered Let every mile refuse your name [Final Chorus] When the house goes quiet I still wrestle with the hope Still invent a dozen reasons For a road I shouldn't know So leave the porch off Let the distance do its part If I'm ever gonna lose you I have to let it hurt this hard When the house goes quiet I learn what leaving asks of us [Outro] The clock above the diner moves another minute through I turn toward anywhere that doesn't lead to you
