[Verse 1] You left your coffee by the screen door Your old blue jacket on the chair I found your note beneath the sugar tin Said you needed open air The porch swing keeps its little rhythm Against the house you used to know I watch the county road turn dusty Where the maple shadows grow [Chorus] If you’re coming back, come easy There’s a key beneath the stone I can make room at the table I can leave the lamp turned on But I won’t keep the whole summer Held in place because you’re gone If you’re coming back, come honest If not, I’ll carry on [Verse 2] Your sister called from Mill Creek Tuesday Said you’re working near the lake You’ve been fixing up an old red boat And learning what to leave behind I took your books down from the window Put the good ones in a box The rain came hard across the pasture And washed your tire marks from the rocks [Chorus] If you’re coming back, come easy There’s a key beneath the stone I can make room at the table I can leave the lamp turned on But I won’t keep the whole summer Held in place because you’re gone If you’re coming back, come honest If not, I’ll carry on [Bridge] I loved you past the harvest Past the frost along the wire But love can’t be a waiting room Or feed a one-way fire So take the road that calls you I’ll take the day that’s here The fields are turning golden And the season’s shifting gears [Final Chorus] If you’re coming back, come easy There’s a key beneath the stone I can make room at the table But I’ve learned to stand alone I won’t keep the whole summer Held in place because you’re gone If you’re coming back, come honest If not, I’ll carry on [Outro] The porch swing slows at sundown The county road runs on
