Home Is Waiting

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[Verse 1: Husband] The motel curtains barely close A strip of morning cuts the floor I count the miles by what I miss: Your slippers waiting by the door I save your voice notes for the drive Your laugh still rides beside me there But when the room goes quiet, love I wish I could fall asleep in your arms [Pre-Chorus: Husband] I tell myself this work will pass I mark the days and make them small Still every night I reach for you Across this borrowed bed and wall [Chorus: Husband] I’m coming home, though not tonight I carry you through every mile If I could close my eyes with you I’d rest beneath your hand awhile Keep one small place for me to land Keep one lamp burning by the stairs I’m far away, but hear me, love: My heart is home because you’re there [Verse 2: Wife] I left your blue mug by the sink The one with that chipped handle, dear The house is holding all your things As if it knows you’ll soon be here I tuck your side of our quilt in Then let the silence have its say And send my love along the road To meet you at the end of day [Pre-Chorus: Wife] You don’t have to be brave for me You don’t have to hide the ache When sleep is slow and hours stretch Just breathe; my love is wide awake [Chorus: Duet] [Husband] I’m coming home, though not tonight [Wife] I’m with you through the longest mile [Husband] If I could close my eyes with you [Wife] Rest here with me a little while [Wife, whisper] You are loved… you are safe… [Husband] I hear you when the room is bare [Duet] You’re far away, but not alone Our hearts can meet you anywhere [Bridge: Duet] [Husband] When the last truck leaves the yard And the work lights disappear [Wife] When the dark feels twice as wide Let my voice be what you hear [Wife, whisper] I’m right here… I’m right here… [Husband] I’ll bring the road dust to our door [Wife] I’ll hold you like before [Duet] And all the miles between us Will fall away once more [Final Chorus: Duet] [Husband] I’m coming home, and now I know [Wife] I’ve kept your place here all this while [Husband] I’ll close my eyes inside your arms [Wife] I’ll meet you with that crooked smile [Wife, whisper] You are loved… you are safe… [Duet] No mile can make our promise small You’re never alone, wherever you are And home is waiting through it all [Outro: Wife, then Husband] [Wife, whisper] Sleep easy, love, I’m here [Husband] I hear you, and I’m near [Duet, soft] Home is waiting… home is here