Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your blue cup by the window Dust gathered where your fingers lay The garden gate still leans toward morning As if you might come back that way [Chorus] I keep a place beside the fire I keep your coat behind the door Some things grow quiet without leaving Some loves become the house we’re in [Verse 2] The old train hums beyond the apple trees Carrying names I used to know I mend the fence with wire and patience And watch the early clover grow [Chorus] I keep a place beside the fire I keep your coat behind the door Some things grow quiet without leaving Some loves become the house we’re in [Bridge] If you return when summer’s over Follow the path past fallen pears I’ll be the one who leaves the lantern Lit beneath the kitchen stairs [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] I keep a place beside the fire I keep your coat behind the door Some things grow quiet without leaving Some loves become the house we’re in [Outro] The blue cup waits beside the window And morning finds us, as before
