[Verse 1]
You left boots by the doorway
Coffee ring on the map
Your number scribbled sideways
On a torn boarding pass
You laughed
Said "I'll be careful"
But your hands
They shook a bit
I memorized your profile
So I could carry it
[Chorus]
You're miles away
But I still choose you
Every late-night worry
Every morning news
I trace your name
On this empty room
You're miles away
But I still choose you
(I still choose you)
[Verse 2]
Your jacket on my chair back
Dog still sleeps at the door
I talk like you are right here
Pacing grooves in the floor
Friends say "time makes it easy"
They don't hear what I do
The hum of distant thunder
Sounds a lot like you
[Chorus]
You're miles away
But I still choose you
Every late-night worry
Every morning news
I trace your name
On this empty room
You're miles away
But I still choose you
(I still choose you)
[Bridge]
If fear comes in like sirens
If doubt starts breaking through
I hold the way you held me
Swear I'm holding you
[soft backing vocals] (oh, I'm holding you)
[Chorus]
You're miles away
But I still choose you
Every quiet heartbreak
Every sky turned blue
I'll save your place
Till you walk in soon
You're miles away
But I still choose you
(I still choose you)