[Verse 1] You left your ashtray mark On my little blue dress And I still find your laugh In the seams of the dusk Half a broken heart Still beats in my chest If I let you go now What do I keep? [Pre-Chorus] How can I miss you And wish you were wrong? How can I heal When the hurt sings along? The clock leans westward The room turns gold And every old promise Wants to be told [Chorus] It's never always Is it, darling? Not gone, not staying Tell me, darling Half a broken heart Won't let me leave It's never always When I believe [Verse 2] Your note in the sugar tin Your coat on the chair Too clear to forgive now Too clear to compare The wind through the curtains Carries us on To rivers and hills Where we almost lived long I count every season Like coins in my hand Then lose them all over The moment I stand [Pre-Chorus] How can I burn For a ruin so sweet? How can I walk When your ghost has my feet? The evening is coming Slow as a train And I am still asking Your name in the rain [Chorus] It's never always Is it, darling? Not gone, not staying Tell me, darling Half a broken heart Won't let me leave It's never always When I believe [Bridge] If I said I forgot you Would that make it true? If I said I don't want you Why do I want you? Let the dark dress softly Over my fears Let the whole wide river Carry these years [Chorus] It's never always Is it, darling? Not gone, not staying Tell me, darling Half a broken heart Won't let me leave It's never always When I believe [Outro] Approaching evening Wraps the sky in blue And every contradiction Still points to you
