What We Want

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I saw you laughing by the screen door Bare feet on the porch in the rain You looked at me like you knew me Like we were both running late I had your name on my tongue, love Then I let the moment fall Now your shadow lives in my bedroom And I still hear it in the walls [Pre-Chorus] I could've said it, I could've stayed I could've met you halfway But I watched the train roll through my hands And disappear again [Chorus] You were what we want You were what we need And I let you go Like it was nothing to me You were what we want Right there in my reach Now all I hold Is the shape of your keys [Verse 2] Your coffee cup left by the sink there The cracked blue one with the chip I kept it like a bad confession On a shelf I never fixed You called me once in the evening I heard the hurt in your breath I said I'll call you right back But I was scared to death [Pre-Chorus] I could've said it, I could've stayed I could've met you halfway But I watched the train roll through my hands And disappear again [Chorus] You were what we want You were what we need And I let you go Like it was nothing to me You were what we want Right there in my reach Now all I hold Is the shape of your keys [Bridge] If I could trade one ruined minute For the whole of my pride I'd tear that silence out of my chest And put your name inside Now every room knows your footsteps Every night knows my shame I found my soulmate in a second And lost her just the same [Chorus] You were what we want You were what we need And I let you go Like it was nothing to me You were what we want Right there in my reach Now all I hold Is the shape of your keys [Outro] I should've held on I should've stayed You were my home And I walked away