Lyrics
[Verse 1] I found your letter underneath the kitchen chair Folded twice, with Sunday dust still resting there You wrote, “I’m leaving,” like the words were easy to say But the coffee on the table had gone cold that day [Verse 2] Your blue coat’s hanging by the back screen door The one you wore when you couldn’t take no more I keep the porch light burning though I know you won’t return Some things don’t make a sound until they burn [Chorus] If you’re gone, why does this house still call your name? Why does every quiet room keep asking me the same? I won’t chase you down the highway, I won’t beg you to stay But I’ll carry what we were till it fades away [Verse 3] There’s a photograph of us beside the county fair Your hand was in my pocket, wind was in your hair We looked so sure of something neither one could prove Two young hearts making promises they couldn’t keep or lose [Chorus] If you’re gone, why does this house still call your name? Why does every quiet room keep asking me the same? I won’t chase you down the highway, I won’t beg you to stay But I’ll carry what we were till it fades away [Breakdown] Maybe love is not a door you close Maybe it’s the road that no one knows I hear your tires disappear beyond the pines And finally, I let the silence answer mine [Final Chorus] Now you’re gone, but this house can lose your name Morning finds the empty rooms, and nothing feels the same I won’t chase you down the highway, I won’t beg you to stay I’ll be grateful for the fire, even after it fades away [Outro] The porch light’s out The coffee’s gone cold I’m learning how to carry What I cannot hold
