[Verse 1] [Male] You’re sittin’ cross‑legged on that old porch step Sweatshirt sleeves pulled over your hands You say you’re fine But your eyes won’t rest They keep driftin’ down to my truck in the gravel [Female] You light that smoke you swore you’d quit Say “I should go It’s gettin’ late” Every time you grab that door handle You find one more thing you had to say [Chorus] [Both] We keep sayin’ that we’re done Then we start again You’re halfway down the driveway Then you’re back inside my head Coffee’s gone cold But the truth’s still hot Every quiet word just hits the same old spot We keep leavin’ But we circle back each time Back to your front porch light [Verse 2] [Male] You ask if I’m seein’ anybody new I laugh it off Say “now and then” (mm) But you hear the space hang between those words Like I’m waitin’ on your voice again [Female] You say you’re proud I’m standin’ on my own two feet Then your jaw tenses up when I mention his name You look away Kick the leg of that chair Like you’re mad at the wood But it’s me you blame [Chorus] [Both] We keep sayin’ that we’re done Then we start again You’re halfway down the driveway Then you’re back inside my head You twist that ring you said you’d pawn I hum that old verse we wrote at dawn We keep leavin’ But we circle back each time Back to your front porch light [Bridge] [Female] If walkin’ away was easy Why are we still talkin’ ‘bout the dog ‘bout your mom ‘Bout that dent in my car you swore you’d fix Why’s goodbye takin’ this long? [Male] If you’re better off and I’m better off Why’s my hand on your knee in the dark? (yeah) We’re laughin’ too low Breathin’ too close Like we never pulled apart [Chorus] [Both] We keep sayin’ that we’re done Then we start again Your head on my shoulder like it never really ended The clock on the wall says it’s way too late But my heart’s still parked at your front gate We keep leavin’ But we circle back each time [Outro] [Male] You walk me out Say “This is it” [Female] Then you pull me back “Just one more minute” (one more minute) [Both] We keep leavin’ But we circle back each time Back to your front porch light
