Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left a blue umbrella By the ticket machine A little paper planet Turning in the wind I carried it through Tuesday Past the hardware store And found your name in pencil On the handle near the door [Chorus] If you come back for it I’ll be here for a while With rain along the window And your crooked little smile No grand design between us No promise carved in stone Just one blue umbrella Waiting to go home [Verse 2] The landlord changed the hallway The cat moved from the chair A postcard from Valparaíso Still hangs beside the stairs I learned a song in secret But lost the final line So bring your patient silence And I’ll bring the rest of mine [Chorus] If you come back for it I’ll be here for a while With rain along the window And your crooked little smile No grand design between us No promise carved in stone Just one blue umbrella Waiting to go home [Bridge] Maybe things are simplest When they’re left unnamed A door, a folded handle A little borrowed rain [Outro] You left a blue umbrella By the ticket machine I’ll keep it by the doorway Where the afternoon can breathe
