We Sat at the Table

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We met when our summers were measured in bikes, And borrowed old books with their names in the sides. You knew how I laughed when I tried not to cry, I knew when you needed a place to be quiet. Years took their turns, put a town in between, We made other promises, learned what they mean. Then you came by one Sunday, rain on your coat, And the years fell away before hello. [Chorus] We sat at the table till daylight came through, Like no time had passed since the old days with you. Every closed door, every wrong turn we knew, Was making a way for me back to you. Now all of those almosts and goodbyes make sense; They led us here, and I’d choose it again. [Verse 2] You told me the truth about love that ran dry, I told you of good things that still said goodbye. No blame in the telling, no need to pretend; We heard all the hurt, and we stayed till the end. Your hand found my hand by the chipped kitchen plate, So easy, so certain, as if it could wait. The life we had missed, all the years on their own, Had brought us together with room to come home. [Chorus] We sat at the table till daylight came through, Like no time had passed since the old days with you. Every closed door, every wrong turn we knew, Was making a way for me back to you. Now all of those almosts and goodbyes make sense; They led us here, and I’d choose it again. [Bridge] If one door had opened, if one heart had stayed, We might never have found this unhurried place. I don’t need to know why the long road was drawn; I know when you’re near, I’m where I belong. [Final Chorus] We sit at the table while daylight comes through, And time has no claim on the hours with you. Every closed door, every road we went through, Was making a way for me back to you. Now all of those almosts and goodbyes make sense; They led us here, and I’d choose you again. [Outro] Old friends, new vows, the same easy view; All of my roads kept returning to you.