You left your coffee by the window pane
A little ring of gold where you used to stay
I took the long way past the corner store
Still catch myself reaching for your door
I know the truth but I move too slow
Some things leave before you let them go
If you call I’ll answer even if it’s late
I still know the sound of your old front gate
We were young we were loud we were almost right
Now I carry your name through the quiet night
New number same town different route home
I tell my friends I’m better on my own
But every four bars of that familiar phrase
Pulls me back to those unfinished days
Look I kept receipts in a shoebox drawer
Little proof of a life I can’t hold anymore
Triplet steps when I’m talking too fast
Trying to outrun what I wanted to last
No hard feelings just a hard reset
Your silhouette in the things I forget
If I’m honest I’m learning the cost
You can find your way and still feel lost
Maybe time puts the pieces in place
Maybe I stop searching your face
If you call I’ll answer even if it’s late
I still know the sound of your old front gate
We were young we were loud we were almost right
Now I carry your name through the quiet night
I’ll leave the porch light low
In case the past comes home
