Stay Till the Kettle Cools

[Verse 1: Male]
You left your coat here on the chair
Rain on the sleeves, your perfume there
I made the tea the way you do
Too much honey, just like you

[Verse 2: Female]
Your old blue mug is by the sink
I read your note before I blink
You wrote, “Come over when you’re free”
I’m at your door with both our keys

[Pre-Chorus: Duet]
No grand promise, no perfect line
Just your hand finding mine

[Chorus: Duet]
Stay till the kettle cools
Stay while the evening folds
I don’t need the world to change
Just your shoulder close to mine
Stay when the talking ends
Stay like the night’s a friend
If home is anywhere at all
It’s here beside you, after all

[Verse 3: Male]
You laugh and turn the record low
Like there’s a secret only we know
I watch you tuck your hair away
And wish the hours would misbehave

[Verse 4: Female]
You ask me what I’m thinking now
I say, “This room, this light, somehow”
The little things we never plan
Your warm tea, and your open hand

[Pre-Chorus: Duet]
No grand promise, no perfect line
Just your hand finding mine

[Chorus: Duet]
Stay till the kettle cools
Stay while the evening folds
I don’t need the world to change
Just your shoulder close to mine
Stay when the talking ends
Stay like the night’s a friend
If home is anywhere at all
It’s here beside you, after all

[Bridge: Duet]
When the morning finds the window
When the dishes need to dry
Let the ordinary keep us
Let the hours wander by

[Final Chorus: Duet]
Stay till the kettle cools
Stay while the evening folds
I don’t need the world to change
Just your shoulder close to mine
Stay when the talking ends
Stay like the night’s a friend
If home is anywhere at all
It’s here beside you, after all

[Outro: Duet]
Here beside you
After all