Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your blue coat on the kitchen chair One loose thread hanging like you might be there The coffee went cold beside the morning mail I read your last sentence till the letters failed [Pre-Chorus] I kept the porch light burning through the storm Like a fool could make an empty house feel warm [Chorus] If you hear this old guitar across the county line Know I’m still carrying your name through mine Every mile of highway pulls me back to you I’m learning how to lose what I never wanted to [Verse 2] Your photograph is tucked beneath the glass By the cracked red button from your favorite dress The radio man says rain is moving east But every drop keeps falling where you used to sleep [Pre-Chorus] I tell myself the heart can change its shape Then I turn around and find your ghost awake [Chorus] If you hear this old guitar across the county line Know I’m still carrying your name through mine Every mile of highway pulls me back to you I’m learning how to lose what I never wanted to [Bridge] I don’t blame the road, I don’t blame the years I only wish goodbye had sounded less like fear And if forgiveness is a door I can’t yet find I’ll leave a chair beside me till I’m ready to walk inside [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] If you hear this old guitar across the county line Know I’m still carrying your name through mine Every mile of highway pulls me back to you I’m learning how to live with what I couldn’t hold on to [Outro] The porch light finally flickered, then went dark But your blue coat still hangs there in my heart
