[Intro] I keep the matchbook from the county fair Your blue coat folded on the kitchen chair The winter road runs white beyond the pines I tell myself we still have time [Verse 1] You left your name in pencil on the door A crooked arrow pointing to the shore I drove until the diner windows shone Then turned around before the dawn [Chorus] If you call, I’ll cross the river If you fall, I’ll stand beside you Through the miles and the changing weather I will find my way back to you [Verse 2] The fiddle case was waiting by the stairs Your father’s photograph was in there I heard the old floorboards complain below And took the road we used to know [Chorus] If you call, I’ll cross the river If you fall, I’ll stand beside you Through the miles and the changing weather I will find my way back to you [Rap] Two lane blacktop, mile marker nine Your last note folded in the coat of mine No big speech, no borrowed excuse Just one wrong turn and a lot to lose I keep my word like a key in my hand I know the place, I know where you stand When the morning breaks over the county line Say the word, and I’ll make it in time [Noir Verse] Your cup is still beside the sink I hear the house settle when I think The cello note hangs in the hall I say your name, then let it fall [Chorus] If you call, I’ll cross the river If you fall, I’ll stand beside you Through the miles and the changing weather I will find my way back to you [Bridge] I was wrong to leave you waiting I was proud when I should’ve stayed If there’s room beside your doorway I’ll come home the honest way [Final Chorus] If you call, I’ll cross the river If you fall, I’ll stand beside you Through the miles and the changing weather I will find my way back to you [Outro] Keep the matchbook by the window Let the last light disappear When the road turns toward your county I’ll be there, I’ll be there
