Those Memories Will Stay

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I boxed the Sunday photographs The chipped blue cup, the paper map Put every ticket in a drawer And turned the key against the door [Pre-Chorus] I thought a little distance Would make the edges disappear [Chorus] There are memories I want to delete But these ones will forever stay with me Your coat still hanging by the stairs The way you said my name like you were there I can clear the shelves, I can change the scene But some part of you keeps finding me [Verse 2] The garden shop was closing down We bought two seedlings marked half-price You laughed because I held them close As if their roots could save our lives [Pre-Chorus] The years can move the furniture But leave the smallest things in place [Chorus] There are memories I want to delete But these ones will forever stay with me Your coat still hanging by the stairs The way you said my name like you were there I can clear the shelves, I can change the scene But some part of you keeps finding me [Bridge] Maybe I don't need to lose it all To learn to walk these rooms again Maybe what we had can stay a while Without asking to begin again [Final Chorus] There are memories I want to delete But these ones will forever stay with me That crooked plant beside the sink Your quiet smile before you'd speak I can let the seasons rearrange Still, I keep the good alongside pain [Outro] I shut the drawer, then let it be Those memories will stay with me