Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Your coat's still hangin' on the back porch rail,
That old flannel one with the whiskey smell.
Boot prints faded down the gravel drive,
But I still see you every morning light.

[Verse 2]
Coffee cup sittin' where you last drank,
Lipstick stain and your half-full tank.
You said "I'll be back" with a half-smile sigh,
Guess forever's shorter than it looked that night.

[Chorus]
I kept the house the way you left it,
Down to your name on the mailbox sign.
Every drawer, every frame,
Still holds a piece of what was mine.
Your perfume's in the closet air,
Your echo's in the kitchen chair.
It's like you're here but you ain't been...
I kept the house the way you left it --
And I'm the only thing that's changed since then.

[Verse 3]
The record player still plays our song,
But now it skips where we went wrong.
I let the vinyl spin till the needle's worn,
Like I'm tryin' to rewind to before the storm.

[Chorus]
I kept the house the way you left it,
Even made the bed you never touched.
Didn't move a single thing,
Guess I'm scared I'd lose too much.
Your ghost is in the hallway air,
Your laughter in the rocking chair.
I talk to you like you've just stepped in...
I kept the house the way you left it --
And I'm the only thing that's changed since then.

[Bridge]
I ain't packin' up your memories,
I still wear mine like a second skin.
You may be gone, but girl, this house,
It still believes you'll walk back in.

[Final Chorus]
I kept the house the way you left it,
Right down to the porch light burnin' late.
Every picture on the wall
Still smiles like nothin's outta place.
Your perfume's in the closet air,
Your echo's in the kitchen chair.
It's like you're here but you ain't been...
I kept the house the way you left it --
And I'm the only thing that's changed since then.