[Verse 1] Your coat is drying by the kitchen door Two chipped blue cups sit waiting on the floor You tell me how the garden lost its thyme I let the kettle take its patient time A folded note is tucked beneath your hand You draw a crooked map of where we stand [Chorus] Stay a little, let the evening settle Let the small things find their place Your tired laugh, the spoon against the kettle The crease that kindness leaves upon your face No need to solve the road before us No need to name the far-off view Stay a little, while the room grows quiet I’m right here, listening to you [Verse 2] The rain has left a thumbprint on the glass A neighbor’s window dims as buses pass You mend the loose blue button on my sleeve And say there’s more than one way to believe The old clock skips a beat, then carries on We watch the last pale color leave the lawn [Chorus] Stay a little, let the evening settle Let the small things find their place Your tired laugh, the spoon against the kettle The crease that kindness leaves upon your face No need to solve the road before us No need to name the far-off view Stay a little, while the room grows quiet I’m right here, listening to you [Bridge] When the morning asks us where we’re going We can answer when it comes For now the windows hold the garden And your hand rests warm against my thumb [Final Chorus] Stay a little, let the evening settle Let the small things find their place Your tired laugh, the spoon against the kettle The crease that kindness leaves upon your face No need to solve the road before us No need to name the far-off view Stay a little, while the room grows quiet I’m right here, listening to you [Outro] The cups are cool, the kettle’s still Your coat hangs by the door We don’t have to say a thing I’m glad you stayed once more
