Still Be Friends

[Verse 1]
You left your coat on the back of the chair
And folded the tea towel beside the coffee tin
I watched the morning's light take the shape of you
Then disappear like smoke in the wind

You said the right words with your eyes turned down
Like kindness could soften the closing of the door
But I had already counted every quiet mile
Before you said you didntwant me any more

[Pre-Chorus]
I won’t ask you to make it plain
The heavy silence already knows my name

[Chorus]
You don’t have to try to explain
I already understand
Everything you didn’t say
Was written in the way you let go of my hand
You don’t have to try to explain
There’s nothing left to defend
I heard the ending in the pause
Before you said we could still be friends

[Verse 2]
The landlord fixed the kitchen light today
Now It shines too hard across the floor
I found one of your shirt buttons by the sink
And i just left it where it was before

You left a note scribbled on an old receipt
I tossed it away when I cleaned
Some things are easier to keep unread
Than to ask what they might mean

[Pre-Chorus]
I won’t ask you to take it back
The truth is heavy, but it keeps me intact

[Chorus)
You don’t have to try to explain
I already understand
Everything you didn’t say
Was written in the way you let go of my hand
You don’t have to try to explain
There’s nothing left to defend
I heard the ending in the pause
Before you said we could still be friends

[Bridge]
Maybe we were just meant to be a season
Cuz maybe that’s all a season can be
I can carry the shape of your leaving
Without carrying your weight of your absence with me

[Final Chorus]
You don’t have to try to explain
I already understand
Everything you didn’t say
Was written in the way you let go of my hand
You don’t have to try to explain
There’s nothing left to defend
I heard the ending in the pause
Before you said we could still be friends

[Outro]
The porch light no waits for you
I turned it off and am carrying on