Fingers on Empty Strings

(mmm-mmm) Your winter coat

is hanging by the hall

I left your keys right

where you set them down

I still expect your

footsteps on the floor

Whenever evening

settles on this town

They told me that it

takes a little time To pack the boxes,

clear the window pane

I won't pretend you're really gone

I keep the porch light burning till the dawn

Because walking in that door

could happen any minute

This empty room is only waiting for you

in it (yeah)

I bought the coffee brand that you prefer

Set out two cups beside the morning pot

People say

I'm living in the past

Maybe that's

the only place I've got

They tell me that I'm only lying to myself

Like truth is something

easy you can choose

I won't pretend you're really gone

I keep the porch light burning till the dawn

Because walking in that door

could happen any minute

This empty room is only waiting for you

in it (ahhhh)

If I say

it out loud, it turns into stone

If I just close my eyes,

I am not alone

I still haven't moved your coat (mmm)