[Intro] [FEMALE] Maybe… I could call. [Verse 1] [FEMALE] I took a picture of my dinner, Kept the empty chair outside the frame. Typed, “Merry Christmas, how’s it going?” Then erased it all again. I checked the time where you were living, Held my thumb above your name. Before I put the phone down, Your little message came. [Pre-Chorus] [MALE] You won’t wake me. I’m still up. Call me if you want. [FEMALE] I listened to the ringing, With the kitchen light still on. [Chorus] [FEMALE] Someone’s still awake. Someone’s still awake. You don’t have to make it beautiful. You don’t have to be okay. If you can’t come home tonight, Let a little home come through. There’s a light here in the kitchen, And a place in it for you. [Instrumenta] [Verse 2] [MALE] I’d left the television talking To a room I hadn’t used all day. Heard your cup touch down beside you, And I knew you’d found a place to stay. You asked me what I’d had for dinner. I said, “Nothing much. Not yet.” You said, “Go see what’s in the cupboard. I’ll stay here while you check.” [Pre-Chorus 2] [FEMALE] You laughed about the burnt toast. [MALE] You told me yours was cold. [FEMALE] For once, we weren’t pretending. [MALE] We just let the evening show. [Chorus 2] [MALE] Someone’s still awake. [FEMALE] Someone’s still awake. [MALE] You don’t have to make it beautiful. [FEMALE] You don’t have to be okay. [MALE] If you can’t come home tonight, [FEMALE] Let a little home come through. [MALE] There’s a light here in the kitchen, [FEMALE] And a place in it for you. [Bridge] [FEMALE] I thought you stayed to help me. [MALE] I almost didn’t send that text. [FEMALE] You sounded so together. [MALE] I wasn’t, not at all. I wasn’t only checking on you. I needed you to call me too. [FEMALE] Maybe that’s why I called you. I needed someone just like you. [Build] [FEMALE] We couldn’t share a table. [MALE] But we shared a little light. [FEMALE] I pulled my chair a little closer. [MALE] And stayed with you that night. [Final Chorus] [FEMALE] Someone’s still awake. [MALE — Answer] I’m here on the line. [FEMALE] Someone’s still awake. [MALE — Answer] You’ve got time. [FEMALE] You don’t have to make it beautiful. [MALE] You don’t have to be okay. Let the silence have a minute. [FEMALE] There is nothing you must say. If you can’t come home tonight, [MALE] Let a little home come through. [FEMALE] Now there’s light in both our kitchens, [BOTH] And a place for both of us. [Final Refrains] [FEMALE] Someone’s still awake. [MALE] And I’m glad that it was you. [FEMALE] Someone’s still awake. [BOTH] Let a little home come through. [Outro] [FEMALE] It’s getting light. [MALE] Still dark here. [FEMALE ] Shall I put the kettle on? [MALE] Yeah. I’ll put mine on too.
