[Verse 1] A red scarf caught on the garden gate One blue cup cooling by the plate You left the window half-open wide So morning could wander inside [Pre-Chorus] I kept the key beneath the stone But every path still led me home [Chorus] If you come back, come as you are With soil on your hands and a pocketful of stars I’ll leave the porch light low and the kettle on Tell you all the quiet things I carried along If you come back, don’t knock twice The old door remembers the sound just right [Verse 2] Rain made small rivers through the yard Your paper photograph grew soft at the card I found your name in a library book Beside a line you underlined and took [Pre-Chorus] Some things fade but never leave A thread of gold beneath the sleeve [Chorus] If you come back, come as you are With soil on your hands and a pocketful of stars I’ll leave the porch light low and the kettle on Tell you all the quiet things I carried along If you come back, don’t knock twice The old door remembers the sound just right [Bridge] And if the road has changed your face We’ll learn the map at our own pace No grand reply, no perfect start Just your two hands and my open heart [Final Chorus] If you come back, come as you are With dust on your shoes and a mark from the car I’ll leave the porch light low and the kettle on Tell you all the quiet things I carried along If you come back, don’t knock twice The old door remembers the sound just right [Outro] A red scarf caught on the garden gate I’ll be here, even if it’s late
