[Verse 1] That southbound train rolled past the cotton rows I held my coat against the winter wind You left your Sunday shoes beside the door And took the only road I couldn’t follow [Verse 2] My mother’s clock is slow by half a day The kitchen chair still bears your faded shawl I pour one cup and let the coffee cool Then watch the dust settle in the hall [Chorus] Come back, little darling, if the road turns kind There’s a lamp in the window and a key beneath the stone Come back, little darling, leave the miles behind This old house remembers how you made it home [Verse 3] The river’s up and the ferry’s running late The baker says he saw you near the square I walk that way when evening settles in But all I find is your name in the air [Chorus] Come back, little darling, if the road turns kind There’s a lamp in the window and a key beneath the stone Come back, little darling, leave the miles behind This old house remembers how you made it home [Outro] The lamp burns low, the night leans on the door I keep one chair pulled out, like before
