Lyrics
[Verse 1] I set my keys down slow On the blue coat chair Hands still shaking off What I carried in there Steam on the window glass Bread in the paper sack I came here full of noise Now I’m laying it back [Dedication 1] For the one who stayed When my name got thin For the night I folded up And you let me in I was all rough edges All borrowed pride You said, “Sit right here” And let it slide [Verse 2] My shoes by the doorway Mud from the station walk I don’t need to talk big I just need to talk Cup in the kitchen sink Plate with a little shine You made room for my mess Like it wasn’t mine [Dedication 2] For the old grandmama hands For the patient frame For the folks who held my face And kept my flame You taught me how to breathe When the room got tight How to let the heavy thing Lose its fight [Verse 3] Now the evening lands on us Soft as a church bell hush I can hear my own heart Settling into dust No more dragging that chain No more making the case I leave it by the door I leave it in place [Dedication 3] For the ones not here For the names I know For every bent-back soul And the way they glow I sing their weight to the floor I sing their loss to rest Blue coat on the chair And the ache in my chest [Chorus] Lay it down, lay it down Lay it down tonight Lay it down, lay it down Let it go, all right Blue coat on the chair Blue coat on the chair I’m lighter in the air I’m lighter in the air
