Don't You Come Around Here

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They drew a line across the doorway Said, “Son, you’ve worn out your welcome here” He took his coat from off the nail hook And let the silence make it clear [Pre-Chorus] No slammed door, no last excuse Just one slow step and a heel turned loose [Chorus] They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here” He heard every word, and he held them near Past the porch, past the fence, past the years They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here” [Verse 2] His name stayed scratched into the table A crooked mark beneath the varnish stain He built a life beyond their county But some old roads remember every name [Pre-Chorus] No raised voice, no borrowed pride Just one long breath and the open highway [Chorus] They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here” He heard every word, and he held them near Past the porch, past the fence, past the years They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here” [Bridge] Now the house is sold, the map is folded The old key rusts in a kitchen drawer He could go back—but he knows the difference Between being wanted and being yours [Final Chorus] They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here” He heard every word, but it lost its spear Past the porch, past the fence, past the years They told him, “Don’t you ever come around here” [Outro] He doesn’t come around here