Текст песни
[Verse 1] You left your blue coat on the kitchen chair A paper list with little circles there The kettle clicked, the afternoon went still Rain gathered softly on the windowsill [Chorus] I keep the small things close to me The chipped white cup, the cedar key Your handwritten note beside the door A quiet life I still remember for [Verse 2] The garden gate leans toward the lane June has faded from the windowpane I found your book beneath the folded sheets With pressed wild thyme between the pages’ creases [Chorus] I keep the small things close to me The chipped white cup, the cedar key Your handwritten note beside the door A quiet life I still remember for [Bridge] If I could send one word across the years I’d say the distance softened all my fears And every room we thought we’d outgrown Still holds a little warmth of its own [Chorus] I keep the small things close to me The chipped white cup, the cedar key Your handwritten note beside the door A quiet life I still remember for [Outro] The kettle clicks, the evening settles in I fold the coat and let the quiet begin
