[Verse 1] Your chair by the door Still knows your shape The cup by the sink Never left this place I say your names Like a prayer on glass And the house keeps echoing What we had [Pre-Chorus] I found the box Under the bed Old photos bent But not all dead Your hands in frames Your laugh in tape I hold that past Like it won’t break [Chorus] Mama, stay here Daddy, stay near I keep your days Right inside me here Mama, stay here Daddy, stay near I lost your arms But not your years [Verse 2] The garden fence Still leans that way The blue porch light Still breaks the shade I walk that path Where you walked first Every small thing Hurts and heals at once [Pre-Chorus] I hear your steps In the hall at night Not ghosts or dreams Just memory light The old sweet ache The holy bend A love that stays When touch must end [Chorus] Mama, stay here Daddy, stay near I keep your days Right inside me here Mama, stay here Daddy, stay near I lost your arms But not your years [Bridge] If I could fold time I’d fold it slow Put back the summer The porch and the snow But love makes rooms That grief can’t take You live in the marks You made [Final Chorus] Mama, stay here Daddy, stay near I keep your days Right inside me here Mama, stay here Daddy, stay near I lost your arms But not your years Mama, stay here Daddy, stay near I carry home Wherever I go from here
