Come Back Honest

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your jacket on the kitchen chair A blue thread caught where the seam came bare I found your note beside the coffee tin “Don’t wait up”—still I read it again [Pre-Chorus] Your name comes up, I let it ring Then watch the little screen go dim I tell my friends I’m doing fine But save your place in every line [Chorus] If you come back, come back honest No more halfway, no more almost Say what you mean, let the truth sit between us If you come back, come back honest [Verse 2] The corner shop still knows your tea The old cashier asks if you’re with me I laugh it off, I pay, I leave Your paper cup keeps turning up in dreams [Pre-Chorus] Your name comes up, I let it ring Then watch the little screen go dim I tell my friends I’m doing fine But save your place in every line [Chorus] If you come back, come back honest No more halfway, no more almost Say what you mean, let the truth sit between us If you come back, come back honest [Bridge] I don’t need a promise dressed in gold Just the part you couldn’t say before Meet me where the buses turn at nine Bring the truth; I’ll bring the time [Final Chorus] If you come back, come back honest No more halfway, no more almost Say what you mean, let the truth sit between us If you come back, come back honest [Outro] Come back honest Or let me go