I couldn’t keep my promise

[Intro] My coffee turns cold, in a quiet room, (in a lonely room) [Build] [Verse] Punched that clock till the numbers blurred, Chased every raise like a promised word, Missed little hands on a Tuesday night, Said “soon as I’m done” then lost the light, [Pre-Chorus] Kept the porch on, left the engine warm, Told myself work was keeping us strong... [Chorus] I couldn’t keep my promise, Thought I’d make it right in time, Now the house keeps all our echoes, And the years keep drawing lines, Kids grew into strangers’ shadows, Photographs don’t answer phones, I couldn’t keep my promise, Now I keep this place alone, (In this place alone) [Verse] Boxes of birthdays taped, unnamed, Laughs in a frame I never reclaimed, Lawyers and papers, quiet goodbyes, Free time showed up with empty skies, [Pre-Chorus] Every plan I saved for later, Turned into a waking prayer... [Chorus] I couldn’t keep my promise, Thought I’d make it right in time, Now the house keeps all our echoes, And the years keep drawing lines, Kids grew into strangers shadows, Photographs don’t answer phones, I couldn’t keep my promise, Now I keep this place alone, (In this place alone) [Bridge] Friends drift off like autumn leaves, Names carved small in favorite trees, I count the chairs that won’t be filled, Talk to the air, the air is still, [Verse] There’s a road I took and can’t untake, A table set for memorys sake, If tomorrow asks what I have done, I’ll say, “I worked, then lost the sun”, [Final Chorus] I couldn’t keep my promise, All the nights ran through my hands, Now the clocks are kind and silent, But there’s no one to make plans, Kids call from different cities, Love lives under different roofs, I couldn’t keep my promise, And that’s the only truth, [Outro] I turn the lights off, one by one Stand in the doorway till the day is gone... I couldn’t keep my promise, Now I keep this place alone, (In this place alone)