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[Куплет 1] I found your letter underneath the kitchen glass Three crooked lines from a life we thought would last The coffee tin was empty, the porch light wouldn't stay I held that paper to my chest and watched the morning turn gray [Алдынғы қайырма] You said, "don't wait where the old road bends" But every mile still knows where you've been [Қайырма] I carry your name like a stone in my coat Heavy in the winter, keeping me afloat If the river takes me, if the red clay runs I'll still be reaching for the place we came from [Куплет 2] Your brother fixed the fence beside the county line He asked about you, then stared down at his hands awhile The screen door gave a tired slam, a dog barked down the lane Some things leave the house forever, some things never leave the frame [Алдынғы қайырма] You said, "don't wait where the old road bends" Still i turn around when the daylight ends [Қайырма] I carry your name like a stone in my coat Heavy in the winter, keeping me afloat If the river takes me, if the red clay runs I'll still be reaching for the place we came from [Көпір] Maybe love ain't a promise you can keep in your hand Maybe it's a match struck once in a field of dry land But i hear your voice in the wire by the gate Saying, "some roads close, but it ain't too late" [Final chorus] I carry your name like a stone in my coat Heavy in the winter, keeping me afloat When the river rises, when the red clay runs I'll still be reaching for the place we came from [Аутро] The kitchen glass is empty now The porch light burns somehow I fold your letter, soft and worn And face the road at break of dawn
