Lyrics
[Verse 1] You keep a jar of buttons by the kitchen sink Blue ones from a coat, red ones from a dress I hear the kettle settle, hear the old floor think Small familiar sounds that know me best [Pre-Chorus] And when the afternoon turns silver at the pane You reach for my hand like a promise without a name [Chorus] Stay here a little longer Let the quiet take its time There is room beside the window There is bread and borrowed light If the years have made us tender Let them leave us that way Stay here a little longer We don't have to rush away [Verse 2] Your garden gloves are drying on the porch rail Dirt beneath your fingernails, lavender on your sleeve You tell me every broken thing can still be useful If we give it somewhere gentle to breathe [Pre-Chorus] And the evening folds its blue around the town You lean against my shoulder as the daylight settles down [Chorus] Stay here a little longer Let the quiet take its time There is room beside the window There is bread and borrowed light If the years have made us tender Let them leave us that way Stay here a little longer We don't have to rush away [Bridge] Tomorrow has its errands The mail, the dust, the rain But tonight the clock is kinder And nothing needs explaining [Final Chorus] Stay here a little longer Let the quiet take its time There is room beside the window There is bread and borrowed light If the years have made us tender Let them leave us that way Stay here a little longer We don't have to rush away [Outro] The buttons wait beside the sink The kettle cools to sleep You hum a tune beneath your breath And I have all I need
