Old Porch Echo

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You came by with your spare key Like the house still knew your hand Same old crack in the front step Same old dust on the banister You said, “How you been, my friend?” Like the years were small enough But I saw the weight in your eyes And I felt that old door shut [Pre-Chorus] Now the kettle sings alone And your coat is gone But the table keeps your shape And the room moves on [Chorus] Someone I used to know Someone I used to know You were home, then you were snow Gone before I could hold you Someone I used to know (used to know) Someone I used to know And the porch light stayed awake For a name I couldn’t save [Verse 2] Found your note in the blue mug Folded thin as paper skin Just a line and a number That I never called back in There’s a dent in the hallway Where you laughed and hit the wall Now the paint is just a memory And the silence says it all [Pre-Chorus] Now the kettle sings alone And your coat is gone But the table keeps your shape And the room moves on [Chorus] Someone I used to know Someone I used to know You were home, then you were snow Gone before I could hold you Someone I used to know (used to know) Someone I used to know And the porch light stayed awake For a name I couldn’t save [Bridge] Maybe time is just a thief In a borrowed jacket Maybe hearts don’t break clean They just learn to stack it I still reach for your laugh When the night runs long Then I hear that empty chair And I know you’re gone [Chorus] Someone I used to know Someone I used to know You were home, then you were snow Gone before I could hold you Someone I used to know (used to know) Someone I used to know And the porch light stayed awake For a name I couldn’t save