Leave a Little Room

Sanoitukset

[Verse 1] Your blue cup’s still beside the sink A hairline crack across the rim I keep the small things where they were As if the past might soften them [Verse 2] You stood outside in Sunday rain With both your hands around your coat I let the quiet answer first While all the words stayed in my throat [Chorus] I can forgive you, not erase The hurt still has its honest place But I won’t make a home of blame Or call the wound your only name I can forgive you, slow and true And leave a little room for me and you [Verse 3] The years don’t fold like paper cranes Some edges keep their stubborn crease But morning came through the kitchen glass And found us learning how to speak [Chorus] I can forgive you, not erase The hurt still has its honest place But I won’t make a home of blame Or call the wound your only name I can forgive you, slow and true And leave a little room for me and you [Bridge] No promise makes the old days new No sorry takes back what it cost Still, I can set down what I carried Without pretending nothing’s lost [Final Chorus] I can forgive you, not erase The hurt still has its honest place But I won’t make a home of blame Or call the wound your only name I can forgive you, slow and true And leave a little room for me and you [Outro] Your blue cup’s still beside the sink This time, I let the morning in