Papa, Don’t Go

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Your boots by the door Still lined up straight Coffee gone cold On the chipped white plate You used to hum low While fixing the gate Now the porch feels bigger Than it did today [Pre-Chorus] And I still look When the truck rolls in Half-expect your laugh To break the wind Got your old ring On a chain in my hand I keep holding on Like I still can [Chorus] Papa, don’t go Stay a little longer Papa, don’t go My heart’s still younger Your name in my throat Like a prayer I know Papa, don’t go Papa, don’t go [Verse 2] The creek runs dark By the fence out back Same red mud On that gravel track I hear your voice In the screen door swing Saying, “Boy, keep walking Even through the sting” [Pre-Chorus] Now the house gets loud When it gets too still I can hear your words Against my will If I close my eyes You’re right there again Telling me to stand Telling me to bend [Chorus] Papa, don’t go Stay a little longer Papa, don’t go My heart’s still younger Your name in my throat Like a prayer I know Papa, don’t go Papa, don’t go [Bridge] If heaven’s got A back porch light Save me a chair On Saturday night I’ll bring the stories You left in my bones And sing your old song Until I get home [Chorus] Papa, don’t go Stay a little longer Papa, don’t go My heart’s still younger Your name in my throat Like a prayer I know Papa, don’t go Papa, don’t go [Outro] Your boots by the door I leave them there Like you might walk in And take that chair Papa, don’t go Papa, don’t go