Lyrics
Verse 1
You left your coffee by the sink againRing on the table, keys beside itYou said you'd call when you got settled inLike I won't know what goodbye isI've been folding shirts you won't come back forCounting reasons on the kitchen floorThe dog keeps staring at the drivewayAnd I keep lying, saying you're on your way
Pre‑Chorus
I can feel it coming like a cold frontEvery little thing says this is done
Chorus
I'm about to break where you can't seeAbout to lose the best part of meOne more night and your side goes coldOne more truth I won't be able to holdSo if you hear my name in some bar downtownDon't ask how I've been, don't turn aroundI'm still standing, but I won't be longThis heart's about to find out you were gone
Verse 2
Your blue work jacket's on the back porch chairStill smells like cedar and OctoberI touch the sleeve, then pull my hand awayLike it might tell me something overYour mother called, said you were doing fineI said, "That's good," and swallowed mineFunny how a town can keep a secretWhile every porch light knows exactly what you're leaving
Pre‑Chorus
I can hear it cracking in the silenceAll the brave words losing their defiance
Chorus
I'm about to break where you can't seeAbout to lose the best part of meOne more night and your side goes coldOne more truth I won't be able to holdSo if you hear my name in some bar downtownDon't ask how I've been, don't turn aroundI'm still standing, but I won't be longThis heart's about to find out you were gone
Bridge
Maybe I'll sell this house by springMaybe I'll learn to sleep aloneMaybe the hardest part of anythingIs hearing your footsteps that aren't home
Final Chorus
I'm about to break, so let me breakI've got no pretty exit left to fakeOne more night and the truth comes throughThere ain't a single room that don't hold youSo if you hear my name, let it pass on byI'm not ready for your mercy or your alibiI'm still standing, but the night is longThis heart just found out you were gone
Outro
Your coffee's cold by the kitchen sinkAnd I'm closer to gone than I thought I'd be