Don’t soften it Just tell me You left your jacket by the stairs But took the pictures from the shelf You said you only needed air That sounded like somebody else Your coffee’s sitting in the sink Your side of town is getting rain I know that look before you speak So don’t make me explain I can take the truth I’ve taken worse before What I can’t take Is one foot out the door If you’re leaving, say it plain Don’t make me read it in your face Don’t hold me like you mean forever Then disappear for half the day If you love me, let it hurt Let it come out unrehearsed I can live with almost anything Just don’t make me guess Your friends go quiet when I call My name gets smaller in your mouth We used to talk through every wall Now every word gets turned around I’m not asking for a scene I’m not asking you to stay I just need to know if “maybe” Is another word for late I can take the truth Even if it cuts What I can’t take Is you giving halfway up If you’re leaving, say it plain Don’t make me read it in your face Don’t hold me like you mean forever Then disappear for half the day If you love me, let it hurt Let it come out unrehearsed I can live with almost anything Just don’t make me guess Turn the television down Put your phone beside the bed Look at me for one whole minute Say the thing inside your head No careful little answers No kindness dressed as doubt If your heart is somewhere else Let mine find its own way out If you’re leaving, say it plain I won’t beg you to explain But don’t kiss me in the doorway Like you’re coming back again If you love me, use the words Even broken ones still work I can live with almost anything Just don’t make me— Don’t make me guess Your jacket’s by the stairs I’ll leave it there tonight
