[Verse 1] Your coat is still hooked by the kitchen door A paper cup turned pale beside the sink I count the cracks that cross the hallway floor And try to stop myself before I think [Pre-Chorus] The train runs late beyond the curtain Your name stays warm against my phone I tell the room that I am certain Then hear how thin I sound alone [Chorus] If you come back, come back slowly I left the porch light low for you The house has learned to hold its breathing But I still don't know what to do If you come back, don't ask me why I kept your place beside the wall Somewhere between goodbye and morning I thought I'd stopped expecting at all [Verse 2] The kettle clicks; the blue clock loses time Your book is open where you set it down I trace the penciled note beside the line Like it could turn this quiet back around [Pre-Chorus] The train runs late beyond the curtain Your name stays warm against my phone I tell the room that I am certain Then hear how thin I sound alone [Chorus] If you come back, come back slowly I left the porch light low for you The house has learned to hold its breathing But I still don't know what to do If you come back, don't ask me why I kept your place beside the wall Somewhere between goodbye and morning I thought I'd stopped expecting at all [Instrumental] [Bridge] Maybe the days will move the furniture Maybe the dust will cover every trace But every evening, just before the dark, I turn around expecting your face [Final Chorus] If you come back, come back slowly I left the porch light low for you The house has learned to hold its breathing But I still don't know what to do If you come back, don't ask me why I kept your place beside the wall Somewhere between goodbye and morning I thought I'd stopped expecting at all [Outro] The kettle cools; the clock moves on Your coat stays here The porch light's on
