[Verse 1] A wooden swing leans over white sand Ropes keep time with the tide One palm bends toward the fading sun You leave your footprints beside mine [Pre-Chorus] The sea keeps folding its blue letter Before I can read the end I hold the warmth inside my sleeve And wait for you again [Chorus] Swing slowly, don't let the evening break Your name rests lightly on the salt-air haze If you return when the horizon turns gray I'll keep this seat warm for you I'll keep this seat warm for you [Verse 2] A shell is caught beneath the board Small as a secret in my hand The last gold line slips from the water Still, I can feel where you once stood [Bridge] No grand promise, no bright farewell Just two ropes and a patient sea When the wind moves through the leaning leaves It sounds almost like you breathing near me [Chorus] Swing slowly, don't let the evening break Your name rests lightly on the salt-air haze If you return when the horizon turns gray I'll keep this seat warm for you I'll keep this seat warm for you [Outro] The tide comes close, then lets me go The swing moves once, then settles low
