Your Jacket By The Chair

Lyrics

[Intro] You left your jacket by the kitchen chair Rain on the sleeves, your perfume there I told myself I’d let the moment pass Then found your note beneath the glass [Verse 1] You know the streets where I learned to stay guarded You saw the cracks I kept neatly covered We took the long way past the corner store You held my hand like you’d been there before Now every small thing brings you back around Your laugh in the stairwell, your keys hitting down I keep my pride like a door on a chain But one look from you and it loosens again [Pre-Chorus] Don’t say forever if you’re halfway gone Just tell me plainly what we’re standing on I can take the truth, I can’t take the guess Your name in my mouth makes a mess of my chest [Chorus] Come close, don’t leave me reading between lines Your coat on my shoulders, your hand finding mine I act like I’m ready to let this all end But when you say my name, I start over again Come close, let the whole room disappear I’m hard to reach, but I want you here If we’re gonna break, let it be honest and slow You’re the one place I still want to go [Verse 2] I know I get quiet when the talk turns real I turn every soft spot into something to conceal You asked what I wanted; I changed the subject twice Then walked you to your car in the cold, past midnight Your window came down, you said, “Don’t make me guess” I had the words in my throat, nothing more, nothing less So here’s the plain truth I keep trying to dodge: I miss your bare feet on the kitchen tile at dawn [Pre-Chorus] Don’t say forever if you’re halfway gone Just tell me plainly what we’re standing on I can take the truth, I can’t take the guess Your name in my mouth makes a mess of my chest [Chorus] Come close, don’t leave me reading between lines Your coat on my shoulders, your hand finding mine I act like I’m ready to let this all end But when you say my name, I start over again Come close, let the whole room disappear I’m hard to reach, but I want you here If we’re gonna break, let it be honest and slow You’re the one place I still want to go [Bridge] No grand promise, no practiced speech Just sit right here within my reach Tell me the part you were scared to say I’ll put my defenses down today [Final Chorus] Come close, don’t leave me reading between lines Your coat on my shoulders, your hand finding mine I act like I’m ready to let this all end But when you say my name, I start over again Come close, let the whole room disappear I’m hard to reach, but I want you here If we’re gonna break, let it be honest and slow You’re the one place I still want to go [Outro] Your jacket’s still there by the kitchen chair This time I’ll ask if you’re coming back here