Love You Where You'll Never

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You leave your jacket on my kitchen chair He calls your name, you answer from upstairs I know the way you take your coffee now I know too much, and I don't know how We made a promise over cheap red wine Brothers before trouble, every time But when you laugh and lean into his side Something I buried opens up alive [Pre-Chorus] I keep my hands inside my pockets Keep my mouth shut when I should speak You trust me with the parts he misses That trust is what is killing me [Chorus] You're the one I shouldn't want The door I swore I'd never knock on He wears your ring, he says your name And I stand here pretending I'm the same If I tell you, I lose you both If I don't, this secret takes my soul So I smile when you call him home And love you where you'll never know [Verse 2] Last Saturday, you cried beside the sink Said he was distant, asked me what I think I gave you answers any friend would give Then watched you leave and hated how I live Your blue scarf caught beneath my passenger door I held it for a minute, nothing more But every thread felt like a little lie A piece of you I had no right to hide [Pre-Chorus] I know the fault is mine for hoping I know the line I cannot cross Still, every time you say you're happy I hear the cost, I hear the cost [Chorus] You're the one I shouldn't want The door I swore I'd never knock on He wears your ring, he says your name And I stand here pretending I'm the same If I tell you, I lose you both If I don't, this secret takes my soul So I smile when you call him home And love you where you'll never know [Bridge] Maybe one day this will loosen Maybe time will make it small Maybe I'll meet somebody honest Who doesn't feel like you at all Until then, I'll keep the promise Even when it cuts me through I'll be the friend he thinks I am And the stranger who loves you [Final Chorus] You're the one I shouldn't want The truth I keep my whole life locked on He holds your hand, you choose his side I swallow every word that wants to rise If I tell you, I lose you both If I don't, I carry this alone So I smile when you call him home And love you where you'll never know [Outro] Your blue scarf's folded in my drawer I won't keep it anymore Tomorrow I'll return it clean And leave you both the life you need