[Verse 1] You left your coat on the kitchen chair Rain in the cuffs, your perfume there I boxed your letters beneath the sink Told myself I was done, then stopped to think [Pre-Chorus] Your name still catches in my throat Like a note I never learned to hold [Chorus] I keep the key, but changed the lock Still hear your steps across the block If you come back, don’t call it home I built these walls to stand alone [Verse 2] The landlord knocked at quarter to ten I said I’d pay when the week begins Your little plant leans toward the glass I water it, though the months roll past [Chorus] I keep the key, but changed the lock Still hear your steps across the block If you come back, don’t call it home I built these walls to stand alone [Outro] That coat can stay; the chair is bare I’m learning how to leave it there
