Every Road Ends Here

[Verse 1] I wore the same old coat through six towns Kept a folded map beneath the lining Every station gave me somewhere else Every morning started with me leaving [Pre-Chorus] Then you opened up the blue front door With flour on your hands, a kettle singing And all the miles I’d carried in my bones Went quiet on the step [Chorus] You feel like coming home at last Like setting down a weight I never named Your hand around my tired fingers And my heart remembering how to stay I spent my life just passing through Now every road ends here with you [Verse 2] There’s a crack across the kitchen tile You say we’ll fix it when the weather’s kinder Your old red scarf is on the banister I leave it there because it makes the house feel warmer [Pre-Chorus] I used to keep one eye on every exit One small bag already by the door But you look at me across the table And I don’t count the miles anymore [Chorus] You feel like coming home at last Like setting down a weight I never named Your hand around my tired fingers And my heart remembering how to stay I spent my life just passing through Now every road ends here with you [Bridge] If I wake afraid, just turn the lamp on Let me learn the rooms by touch and sound I don’t need a promise carved in stone Just your coat beside mine, hanging down [Final Chorus] You feel like coming home at last The first deep breath after a long, hard climb Your hand around my tired fingers And a little room for all the years behind I spent my life just passing through Now every road ends here with you And if tomorrow asks me where I belong I’ll say your name, and I’ll be home [Outro] Your coat beside mine by the door No map folded in my hand For the first time, I know where I am