Porch Light On

[Verse 1]
You left your blue coat on the kitchen chair
Rain pressed silver against the window there
I held the sleeve and counted every seam
Like some small proof you hadn’t left the scene

[Pre-Chorus]
The kettle cooled, the hallway stayed awake
I heard your name in every floorboard break

[Chorus]
If you come back, I’ll leave the porch light on
Not for a promise, just to prove I’m wrong
The door is wide, the room is yours to claim
I’ll say your name without asking you to stay

[Verse 2]
Your coffee cup still bears a faded ring
The calendar is stuck on early spring
I moved the chair, then moved it back again
Some habits keep the shape of where you’ve been

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m learning loss is not a closing line
It’s just the space between your life and mine

[Chorus]
If you come back, I’ll leave the porch light on
Not for a promise, just to prove I’m wrong
The door is wide, the room is yours to claim
I’ll say your name without asking you to stay

[Bridge]
Maybe the road will turn you toward this town
Maybe the years will lay their burden down
And if they don’t, I’ll still be standing here
With both hands open, with no borrowed fear

[Final Chorus]
If you come back, I’ll leave the porch light on
Not for a promise, just to prove I’m wrong
The door is wide, the room is yours to claim
I’ll say your name without asking you to stay

[Outro]
Your blue coat hangs where morning finds the chair
I leave the light on, even when you’re not there