Umirov, Carry Me Home

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I kept your letter in the kitchen drawer Beneath the maps and receipts from the store The ink had faded where you wrote my name But every crooked line still felt the same [Pre-Chorus] If I leave the porch light burning Will you know which way to turn? [Chorus] Umirov, carry me home Past the fields where the tall grass bends Umirov, I’m not alone Your quiet road still knows where this ends [Verse 2] The train went east at a quarter past nine Three red cars cutting through wheat-colored sky I heard your voice in the station bell A promise too small for the years to tell [Pre-Chorus] If the winter keeps returning There’s a place where we can learn [Chorus] Umirov, carry me home Past the fields where the tall grass bends Umirov, I’m not alone Your quiet road still knows where this ends [Bridge] I won’t ask the river for an answer I won’t make the old door open wide I’ll take the road beneath the birches With your photograph against my side [Final Chorus] Umirov, carry me home Past the fields where the tall grass bends Umirov, I’m not alone Your quiet road still knows where this ends Umirov, under my breath A small warm word that outlives the cold Umirov, closer than death A place I can return to, growing old [Outro] Umirov Carry me home