[Verse 1] Smoke poured out of every crack Old screen door kept slamming back You said the house was done with us I watched the dust settle in the truck [Pre-Chorus] Your coffee cup beside the sink Still had that lipstick-colored ring I had a hundred things to say Then watched you drive the county way [Chorus] Smoke poured out of every crack While the morning turned the windows black You took your coat, I took the blame And neither one of us said your name Smoke poured out, the rafters sighed I stood there with the truth inside [Verse 2] By noon I found your note downstairs Folded small beneath the stairs You wrote, “Don’t wait up, don’t call” I read it twice against the wall [Pre-Chorus] The porch swing creaked beneath the rain Your garden rows went wild again I kept the key beside the phone Like keeping it could bring you home [Chorus] Smoke poured out of every crack While the morning turned the windows black You took your coat, I took the blame And neither one of us said your name Smoke poured out, the rafters sighed I stood there with the truth inside [Bridge] I should have asked what hurt you most Instead I raised my voice and toast Now every board remembers when We still believed we’d start again [Final Chorus] Smoke poured out of every crack But I won’t ask you to come back You took your coat, I took the blame I’m learning how to say your name Smoke poured out, the rafters sighed I let the old house keep its pride [Outro] The truck is gone beyond the bend And morning comes around again
