The Old Stone Gate

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I left the porch light on for you Though morning found the house still blue Your chipped white mug beside the sink The note you wrote in green felt ink [Pre-Chorus] The road is long, the map is worn But every mile brings back the dawn [Chorus] Come back by the old stone gate I’ll keep the kettle warm and wait No grand parade, no perfect line Just your hand finding its way to mine [Verse 2] The garden’s gone a little wild The pear tree leans the way it smiled I saved the seed packets you chose And watched the late September roses grow [Pre-Chorus] The road is long, the map is worn But every mile brings back the dawn [Chorus] Come back by the old stone gate I’ll keep the kettle warm and wait No grand parade, no perfect line Just your hand finding its way to mine [Bridge] If plans have changed, then tell me plain We’ll make a different kind of space I don’t need promises in gold Just one true story when you come home [Final Chorus] Come back by the old stone gate I’ll keep the kettle warm and wait No grand parade, no perfect line Just your hand finding its way to mine The porch light holds against the rain There’s room for you to start again [Outro] The kettle sings, the sky turns pale I’ll leave the little lamp aglow