Текст песни
[Verse 1] You left your blue cardigan Across the back of my kitchen chair The sleeve still holds a trace of rain And the shape of you in the air I found the old train ticket Inside a book we never finished A little crease across the date A promise neither one diminished [Chorus] If I could keep one afternoon I'd choose the one beside the window Your hand was resting over mine And all the world was moving slow No grand goodbye, no final word Just tea gone cold and curtains breathing Some things remain because they hurt Some hearts grow quiet without leaving [Verse 2] The garden leaned toward autumn Small gold leaves gathered by the gate I read your note a dozen times Then folded it along the same old crease You wrote, "Be kind to ordinary days" So I have tried, though some are heavy I open up the windows wide And set two cups out when I'm ready [Chorus] If I could keep one afternoon I'd choose the one beside the window Your hand was resting over mine And all the world was moving slow No grand goodbye, no final word Just tea gone cold and curtains breathing Some things remain because they hurt Some hearts grow quiet without leaving [Bridge] Tonight the moon is on the floor In silver pieces through the blinds I don't reach back for what is gone I let it settle in my mind [Final Chorus] If I could keep one afternoon I'd choose the one beside the window Your hand was resting over mine And all the world was moving slow No grand goodbye, no final word Just tea gone cold and curtains breathing I carry love in smaller forms A chair, a book, a cup, a season [Outro] Your blue cardigan stays there still And I am learning how to leave it
