Leave a Little Room

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Your blue cup chipped beside the sink The rain kept time against the glass We let a hard, careless sentence Turn one long evening into past I found your note beneath the mail The ink had blurred where the water ran I read it twice, then set it down And tried to see you as you am [Chorus] I can forgive you, not pretend That nothing broke between us then I’ll leave a little room to mend And meet you where the hurt can end No grand excuse, no debt erased Just one small step, a gentler pace I can forgive you, here and now If you can meet me somehow [Verse 2] The porch still holds the garden gloves You left them folded by the door I thought about the words we used And what we were protecting for You called at dusk; I let it ring Then called you back before the night We spoke in pieces, slow and plain And neither one was wholly right [Chorus] I can forgive you, not pretend That nothing broke between us then I’ll leave a little room to mend And meet you where the hurt can end No grand excuse, no debt erased Just one small step, a gentler pace I can forgive you, here and now If you can meet me somehow [Bridge] Some things don’t return untouched Some doors don’t swing the way they did But I can set the latch aside And let the morning in a bit [Final Chorus] I can forgive you, not pretend We’ll have to learn the shape again I’ll leave a little room to mend And meet you where the hurt can end No grand excuse, no debt erased Just one small step, a gentler pace I can forgive you, here and now And let us find our way somehow [Outro] Your blue cup waits beside the sink I set it out; you’re coming by