Miles Between Our Kitchen Chairs (Remix)

[Verse 1] Suitcase leanin' by the front door Tiny shoes toppled on the mat Coffee gone cold on the counter You trace circles where my hand was at [Verse 2] You ask "Daddy Do you have to?" Crayon tears on a paper sun Your mama holds the doorway up Tryna be the strong one for us all [Verse 3] Highway signs blur past my window Podcast talk But my mind's back home Phone light on in an empty motel Dinner for one from a plastic bowl [Verse 4] You send a pic in your new pajamas She writes "She wouldn't go to bed" I press my thumb on a worn-out screen Wishin' I was kissin' you instead [Chorus] It's hard leavin' my whole world At a little house with the crooked stairs I'm chasin' checks in some far-off town But my heart stays in your kitchen chairs Months feel heavy Nights feel long Countin' days Countin' breaths Countin' prayers I'm out here workin' But the hardest work Is lovin' you from miles between our chairs [Verse 5] Lunch break call out behind the warehouse Forklift hummin' while we talk You tell me how the garden's growin' How our girl said my name in her sleep [Verse 6] Calendar taped above the nightstand Little X's marchin' to my flight I hum your laugh in the bathroom mirror Button this collar Swallow the fight [Verse 7] Key in the lock on a Friday midnight Dog wakes first Then I hear your feet Tiny footsteps fly down the hallway Two arms One hug Finally complete [Chorus] It's hard leavin' my whole world At a little house with the crooked stairs I'm chasin' checks in some far-off town But my heart stays in your kitchen chairs Months feel heavy Nights feel long Countin' days Countin' breaths Countin' prayers I'm out here workin' But the hardest work Is holdin' on through miles between our chairs (yeah)