If You Mean Gone: lyrics
- You stood there with your coat on for an hour,
- Watching the coffee steam go flat and cold.
- You’re looking for a way to say it softer,
- But that’s a story that’s already been told.
- The draft is coming in from the hallway,
- And I’m tired of the way you hold the latch.
- If you’re waiting for a reason just to stay here,
- There isn't any left for you to snatch.
- If you mean gone, then go.
- Don’t leave the light on for me.
- If you mean gone, then go.
- Set the heavy bolt and turn the key.
- It doesn’t make it easier to linger,
- Or walk back in to tell me one more lie.
- I’d rather have the silence of the evening,
- Than listen to a slow and long goodbye.
- You think you’re being gentle keeping distance,
- But you’re only making sure the cut is wide.
- So take your keys and take your Sunday sweater,
- And take whatever’s left of you inside.
- If you mean gone, then go.
- Don’t leave the light on for me.
- If you mean gone, then go.
- Set the heavy bolt and turn the key.
- I won’t chase you down the gravel driveway.
- I won’t call you when the house gets still.
- I’m not asking you to change your mind now,
- I just need you to prove you have the will.
- If you mean gone, then go.
- Don’t leave the light on for me.
- If you mean gone, then go.
- Set the heavy bolt and turn the key.