I wasn't ready for the quiet

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Your blue mug’s still beside the sink A tea ring drying on the shelf I keep expecting you to call Then catch my hand before myself [Pre-Chorus] The hallway holds your winter coat I pass it like it might still speak [Chorus] I wasn’t ready for the quiet Or how the door could sound so small You said goodbye like morning comes I thought we had another fall Now every ordinary thing Has learned the shape of missing you I wasn’t ready for the quiet I’m learning what a heart can do [Verse 2] The grocery list is in your hand “Oranges, bread, the good dark tea” I bought them all out of habit Then brought them home for only me [Pre-Chorus] I leave one lamp on in the hall Though no one needs to find the key [Chorus] I wasn’t ready for the quiet Or how the door could sound so small You said goodbye like morning comes I thought we had another fall Now every ordinary thing Has learned the shape of missing you I wasn’t ready for the quiet I’m learning what a heart can do [Bridge] If love could keep a room from changing Your side would still be warm But I can fold the coat away And let the day come on [Final Chorus] I wasn’t ready for the quiet But I can hear the kettle sing The light comes in across the table And touches everything I’ll keep the little things you left Not as a promise you’ll come through I wasn’t ready for the quiet But I can make a little room [Outro] Your blue mug’s waiting by the sink I let it stay