Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your coffee by the window Half a ring upon the wood I kept the room just as you knew it Though I know I never should The porch fan turns against the morning One slow circle, then it stops I hear your old blue Chevrolet In every engine down the block [Pre-Chorus] I don't reach for your number I don't ask where you have been But the quiet keeps on telling me This is not the end [Chorus] If you come back, come back honest Don't bring roses, don't bring rain Bring the truth you couldn't tell me Bring the reason for the pain I can meet you at the doorway I can stand beneath that light But don't ask me to forget you Just to make the wrong feel right [Verse 2] Your jacket hangs behind the kitchen With the ticket from the fair You laughed at me for saving it Now I find you everywhere The old dog sleeps beside the heater Like he's waiting for your hand I keep learning what a lonely heart Will do to make a person stand [Pre-Chorus] I have worn down every question Till it barely has a sound Still the truth comes back in pieces When the house is settling down [Chorus] If you come back, come back honest Don't bring roses, don't bring rain Bring the truth you couldn't tell me Bring the reason for the pain I can meet you at the doorway I can stand beneath that light But don't ask me to forget you Just to make the wrong feel right [Bridge] Maybe love is not a promise Maybe love is what remains When the last excuse is spoken And the dust has left the frame If there's mercy in your leaving Let it teach us both to see You were never just a stranger But you cannot rescue me [Breakdown] So I turn the key slowly Let the dark come through There are things I still remember There are things I won't renew [Final Chorus] If you come back, come back honest Lay your whole heart on the floor I have carried all this silence I can't carry any more I can meet you at the doorway If you mean what you say tonight But don't ask me to forget you Just to make the wrong feel right [Outro] The coffee ring is fading The morning finds the room I leave the porch light burning But I won't wait for you
