Under the Oak Floor

I saved your note in the drawer Under the oak floor Where the cold air lives And the winter won’t go Your cup still on the shelf Cracked blue at the rim I pass it every day Like I might hear you again And I was sure The door was done But your name Still shakes the walls I hold my breath When the rain starts up Then I let it fall Let it fall Come back slow Come back close I’m still here I’m still yours Come back slow Come back close If love survives Then let it show Your coat still hangs by mine Too big in the shoulder I touch the sleeve sometimes Just to feel something warm The clock in the hall runs late It drags through the silence But I learned how to wait With your echo in my bones And I was sure I’d learned to bend But one small spark Brings you back again I hold the ache Like a folding chair And I leave it out For you somewhere Come back slow Come back close I’m still here I’m still yours Come back slow Come back close If love survives Then let it show Maybe we broke But not for long Maybe the cracks Were how we found the light If you can hear me Through the dark Meet me halfway Meet me in the night Come back slow Come back close I’m still here I’m still yours Come back slow Come back close Heart by heart We can grow Come back slow Come back close If love survives Then let it show