The Jacket Stays

[Verse 1]
Why did you leave me here with all these words unsaid?
Why did you take the road and leave me with the ache?
I gave you every little piece I had to give
Now every quiet room remembers how we lived

[Pre-Chorus]
I still reach for you before I realize
Your side of the bed is only folded sheets tonight

[Chorus]
Why did you go, why did you let us fall apart?
I gave you all the tenderness I kept inside my heart
You were the place I went when everything went wrong
Now I’m learning how to carry on alone

[Verse 2]
Your old blue jacket’s hanging by the kitchen door
I pass it every morning like I did before
The kettle clicks, the window gathers rain
Small ordinary things keep saying your name

[Pre-Chorus]
I still reach for you before I realize
Your side of the bed is only folded sheets tonight

[Chorus]
Why did you go, why did you let us fall apart?
I gave you all the tenderness I kept inside my heart
You were the place I went when everything went wrong
Now I’m learning how to carry on alone

[Bridge]
Maybe one day I’ll stop asking what I missed
Stop replaying every almost, every last goodbye
But tonight the hallway keeps your shape in mind
And I let the question sit without a reply

[Final Chorus]
Why did you go, why did you let us fall apart?
I gave you all the tenderness I kept inside my heart
You were the place I went when everything went wrong
Now I’m learning how to carry on alone

[Outro]
The jacket stays beside the door
I don’t wait up anymore