Lyrics
[Verse 1] I found your letter underneath the kitchen plate Three crooked lines and a coffee ring beside your name The porch swing carries every word i couldn't say And the old screen door keeps giving way [Pre-Chorus] I wore a path from the bedroom to the drive Counting every mile you took to leave my life [Chorus] If you come back, don't bring a promise Bring the truth you kept behind your teeth I can mend a broken window But i can't make a home from make-believe If you come back, stand in the doorway Let the morning find us face to face I have loved you through the leaving I won't love you through another lie again [Verse 2] Your blue work shirt is hanging by the sink Still smells like pine and rain and everything i think The radio man says the river's running high But it hasn't carried off the questions in my mind [Pre-Chorus] I hear your truck on every gravel turn Some things fade, but some things only burn [Chorus] If you come back, don't bring a promise Bring the truth you kept behind your teeth I can mend a broken window But i can't make a home from make-believe If you come back, stand in the doorway Let the morning find us face to face I have loved you through the leaving I won't love you through another lie again [Bridge] There was a time i'd trade my pride for your hand Now i know what a heart can withstand Take the long road, take the county line But don't take what is left of mine [Final chorus] If you come back, don't bring a promise Bring the truth and lay it at my feet I can mend a broken window I can learn to breathe without your sleep If you come back, stand in the doorway Let the morning find us face to face I have loved you through the leaving Now i'm learning how to love myself again [Outro] The porch swing slows beneath the cottonwood tree Your letter turns to ash, and the house is quiet with me
