[Verse 1] You left your blue coat on the kitchen chair A sleeve still folded like you meant to stay I count the cups and leave your favorite there Then wash it twice and put it all away [Pre-Chorus] The hallway keeps your measured pace My hand still reaches for your place [Chorus] I call your name into the room It comes back smaller than before I keep a space beside the door As if you might walk through I call your name; the walls stay still The clock moves on against my will [Verse 2] Your little key is resting by the bowl A brass sun dulled from turning in the lock I tell our friends I’m finally feeling whole Then lose an hour staring at the clock [Pre-Chorus] The hallway keeps your measured pace My hand still reaches for your place [Chorus] I call your name into the room It comes back smaller than before I keep a space beside the door As if you might walk through I call your name; the walls stay still The clock moves on against my will [Bridge] If you remember, take the picture frame The crooked one above the radiator I’ll leave the nail, I’ll leave the mark the same Some things are easier to meet here later [Final Chorus] I call your name into the room It comes back softer than before I don’t keep watch beside the door I know you won’t walk through I say your name, then let it rest And turn the key inside my chest [Outro] Your blue coat’s gone from the chair Morning finds the room still there
