Every Road Runs Back

[Verse 1]
I gave my Sunday coat to everyone in the cold
Made a home of every doorway, made a promise I could hold
Now your names are on my calendar, your mugs are by the sink
And every time I turn to leave, I stop before I think

[Pre-Chorus]
You all learned where the warm room is
I left the door unlatched
Now every road I take from here
Feels like a promise cracked

[Chorus]
I loved too many, loved you true
Now every road runs back to you
How do I choose a way to go
And leave no heart out in the cold?
I meant to share the warmth I had
Now every goodbye sounds like bad news
I loved too many, loved you true
Tell me how to leave without losing you

[Verse 2]
Your blue scarf on the chair back, your note beneath the plate
A half-read book beside the window, four plans I can’t translate
You ask me for an answer, I can’t make one sound clean
I thought that love was more to give; I missed what it would mean

[Pre-Chorus]
You all learned where the warm room is
I left the door unlatched
Now every road I take from here
Feels like a promise cracked

[Chorus]
I loved too many, loved you true
Now every road runs back to you
How do I choose a way to go
And leave no heart out in the cold?
I meant to share the warmth I had
Now every goodbye sounds like bad news
I loved too many, loved you true
Tell me how to leave without losing you

[Bridge]
I won’t call keeping you kindness
If I’m only keeping you near
You deserve a love that answers
Not a hand that disappears
So sit with me at the table
Let the hard truth have its say
I can’t make the hurt un-happen
But I can stop adding days

[Final Chorus]
I loved too many, loved you true
Now every road runs back to you
How do I choose a way to go
And leave no heart out in the cold?
I meant to share the warmth I had
Now every goodbye sounds like bad news
I loved too many, loved you true
I’ll tell the truth, though it breaks us through

[Outro]
Your blue scarf on the chair back
Your note beneath the plate
I’ll stay here for the answer
I won’t make you wait