[Verse 1] Count the coats before we leave, Straighten one impatient sleeve. Water waiting by each chair, Check again that you're all there. Someone asks me what comes next; I have answers, times, addresses. By the time the cars pull in, I've forgotten how my day has been. [Pre-Chorus] I can hear a change of tone, Know when someone should go home. But the question catches me When you ask me what I need. [Chorus] Leave a light for me, Let it burn where I can see. When the last car's gone, Let me be the tired one. Keep a little of your day, Something I don't have to save. When there's nothing left to lead, Leave a light for me. [Verse 2] Four goodnights along the hall, One last message, one last call. Set tomorrow by the bed, Go through everything I said. Did I listen? Was I fair? Did the quiet one get heard? I can keep the whole room steady, Still lie awake over a word. [Pre-Chorus] You come back to close the door, Find me sitting on the floor. Don't ask what remains undone; Ask if I would like someone. [Chorus] Leave a light for me, Let it burn where I can see. When the last car's gone, Let me be the tired one. Keep a little of your day, Something I don't have to save. When there's nothing left to lead, Leave a light for me. [Bridge, building] There's a chair I keep beside me For whoever needs to speak. You turn it round to face me; I forget to count the weeks. You say, “Start with what you're feeling.” I say, “I'd like you to stay.” You don't make me give a reason. You just put your phone away. [Final Chorus] Leave a light for me, Let it burn where I can see. When the last car's gone, I can be the tired one. Keep a little of your day, I have things I'd like to say. There's a place here just for me. Leave a light for me. [Outro, softly] 잘 자. Tomorrow's written. Let it be. Tonight, leave a light for me.
