Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your coffee on the windowsill A little half-moon in the cooling brown I took the long way past the corner store Where you bought peaches and turned the whole day around I still know how your keys sound in the door Two quick taps, then you call my name Some things fade like paint on an old porch Some things keep their color through the change [Pre-Chorus] So if you’re somewhere with the curtains open And the afternoon is resting on your floor I hope you feel the part of me still hoping Not for yesterday, just something more [Chorus] We can carry the summer with us Even when the season moves on Put your hand where the heart still listens Find the place where the good stays strong Oh, I don’t need the road to be easy I just need your light in view We can carry the summer with us I can carry a little of you [Verse 2] Your photograph is tucked behind the mirror Beside a ticket from a midnight train I used to think that leaving meant forgetting Now I know it means learning how to change There’s a new red mark across the calendar A new address written in blue I’m not afraid of all the rooms ahead now I’ve got the better parts of us to pull me through [Pre-Chorus] And if the morning finds me wide awake With the quiet pressing softly at the door I’ll take the breath that every new beginning takes And step into the world I’m ready for [Chorus] We can carry the summer with us Even when the season moves on Put your hand where the heart still listens Find the place where the good stays strong Oh, I don’t need the road to be easy I just need your light in view We can carry the summer with us I can carry a little of you [Bridge] Maybe love is not a place we stay in Maybe it’s the courage we become Every goodbye leaves a window open Every ending lets the daylight come [Chorus] We can carry the summer with us Even when the season moves on Put your hand where the heart still listens Find the place where the good stays strong Oh, I don’t need the road to be easy I just need your light in view We can carry the summer with us I can carry a little of you [Outro] Carry the summer with us Carry the summer with us Wherever I go, I carry a little of you
