[Verse 1] Your cup is where you left it by the door Dust gathers softly where your footsteps were I keep the lamp beside the window lit As if your road might turn you home again
[Pre-Chorus] The evening settles on the empty seat And every quiet hour repeats your name
[Chorus] Come back, my heart has kept your place Come back, before the years grow wide I call across the miles between us Still saving all my love for you
[Verse 2] The old date palms bend beneath the wind Your letter rests beneath my folded shawl I read the line that says you’ll soon return Then fold it carefully and wait once more
[Pre-Chorus] The evening settles on the empty seat And every quiet hour repeats your name
[Chorus] Come back, my heart has kept your place Come back, before the years grow wide I call across the miles between us Still saving all my love for you
[Bridge] If you can hear me, send a word A single sign to ease this ache I have not moved your chair an inch I have not learned to say goodbye
[Final Chorus] Come back, my heart has kept your place Come back, before the years grow wide I call across the miles between us Still saving all my love for you
[Outro] Your cup is where you left it by the door And I am here, still waiting
Styl muzyki
Saudi Gulf lament, slow lilting melodic rhythm, traditional Gulf percussion and daff drums with restrained handclap accents, deep warm expressive male vocal with natural human phrasing and subtle ornamentation, intimate verses opening into a yearning refrain, sparse oud support and rounded low end, organic room ambience, clear close vocal mix