Your Red Scarf

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You left your red scarf on the chair By the window where the rain kept time I found your note beside the sugar bowl “Back by seven”—in your slanted line I saved the last slice of peach tart Though I know you’d take the crust instead Then you came in laughing at the cold And every careful thought left my head [Pre-Chorus] Roberta, when you say my name The whole room settles into place [Chorus] Roberta, I’m falling, easy and sure Like a door left open, like a hand held warm No grand declaration, no perfect design Just your coat by mine and your laugh in the kitchen light Roberta, I’m learning what home can be One small, sweet moment at a time with you and me [Verse 2] You hum while you’re sorting the mail Tap your ring on the chipped blue cup You ask how my mother’s doing And wait till I’ve really opened up We miss the bus, we walk the long way You tell me what you dreamed last night I don’t need the evening to be special When your shoulder finds mine just right [Pre-Chorus] Roberta, you make the quiet stay And I keep finding new words to say [Chorus] Roberta, I’m falling, easy and sure Like a door left open, like a hand held warm No grand declaration, no perfect design Just your coat by mine and your laugh in the kitchen light Roberta, I’m learning what home can be One small, sweet moment at a time with you and me [Bridge] If the years turn quick, if the plans rearrange I’ll still know your step on the stairs You don’t have to promise me forever tonight Just keep leaving your scarf on that chair [Final Chorus] Roberta, I’m falling, easy and sure And the more that I know you, the more I’m yours No grand declaration, just the truth in my eyes You’re the call I come back to, the calm in my life Roberta, I’m grateful for all that we see One small, sweet moment at a time with you and me [Outro] Your red scarf on the chair And your hand finding mine