Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your coffee by the window Still cold from yesterday Your blue coat hangs beside the doorway Like you might come back my way I drove past Miller's field at sundown With your letter on the seat Every mile kept asking questions Every answer sounded weak [Chorus] I’m holding on to a memory That won’t hold on to me Your name is written in the dust Where the old oak used to be If love is just a long road home I’ve walked it through and through But this heart keeps turning southward Every time it thinks of you [Verse 2] The screen door gave a tired creaking When I came in from the rain There’s a photograph above the mantel And your hand is in the frame I remember Sunday mornings Biscuits, coffee, your bare feet You could make a little kitchen Feel like all I’d ever need [Chorus] I’m holding on to a memory That won’t hold on to me Your name is written in the dust Where the old oak used to be If love is just a long road home I’ve walked it through and through But this heart keeps turning southward Every time it thinks of you [Bridge] Maybe time will lose your number Maybe rain will wash the road Maybe I’ll learn to carry What I cannot let go But tonight the wheels keep turning And the county line rolls by I can hear you in the silence Though I never hear goodbye [Instrumental] [Chorus] I’m holding on to a memory That won’t hold on to me Your name is written in the dust Where the old oak used to be If love is just a long road home I’ve walked it through and through But this heart keeps turning southward Every time it thinks of you [Outro] Every time it thinks of you Every time it thinks of you
