[Verse 1] You left your boots beside the heater Mud drying in the laces I found your receipt from Tuesday Folded into four small faces [Pre-Chorus] The pipes knock twice behind the wall The whole house leans and waits I hear your key inside the lock Then hear the silence change [Chorus] I keep the porch light burning for a name I keep the door unlocked though nothing stays If I run hard enough, I outrun the truth But every road bends back to you [Verse 2] The radio coughs through weather warnings Your jacket smells like rain I scrape the labels off the bottles Still recognize your name [Pre-Chorus] The organ groans beneath the ceiling The floorboards start to shake I hold my breath beside the stairs And let the whole thing break [Chorus] I keep the porch light burning for a name I keep the door unlocked though nothing stays If I run hard enough, I outrun the truth But every road bends back to you [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Take the long way past the shoreline Where the black waves split the sand I was young enough to call it leaving Old enough to understand [Acoustic Breakdown] Put your hand against the window Feel the cold come through I could build a quieter life If I knew what quiet meant to you [Final Chorus] I keep the porch light burning for a name I keep the door unlocked though nothing stays Now the whole street knows the shape I make When every road bends back to you [Outro] The heater clicks The salt wind moves I turn the key And choose the room
