Alibi

Till you come back to me,

I'll be in my room alone with my diary,

And my book of harmonies,

Singing all the songs that sound like memories.

Of course I'll write your alibi,

Just to bring you back home tonight,

Right where you're supposed to be,

With your son consistently.

Like a man who's trying his best to be,

Everything this life won't let him see.

And of course I'll be your alibi,

Even though I know you're going back outside.

Call me crazy if you want to,

But I love that heart inside of him.

He's doing all that he can for us to get by,

So I keep holding on again.

I'll be the sun that comes out after raindrops fall,

*(Wherever you are)*

Those are the days you need me most.

I'll be the light that gathers up the pieces of your heart,

*(Wherever you fall)*

Those are the days you need me most.

I'll be the hand that lifts you when the night grows tall,

(Wherever you are)

Those are the days you need me most.

'Cause you're doing all that you can for us to get by,

And I'll be waiting when you come home.

The coffee's cold, the hours move slow,

I hear your voice in the radio.

Everybody says I should let you go,

But they don't know what we know.

And every promise hangs in the air,

Like smoke that lingers everywhere.

I tell myself that I don't care,

Then I leave the porch light on out there.

Call me foolish, call me blind,

I've memorized every fault of yours.

Still I see the good between the cracks,

And that's what keeps me wanting more.

I'll be the sun that comes out after raindrops fall,

*(Wherever you are)*

Those are the days you need me most.

I'll be the light that gathers up the pieces of your heart,

*(Wherever you fall)*

Those are the days you need me most.

I'll be the hand that lifts you when the night grows tall,

*(Wherever you are)*

Those are the days you need me most.

'Cause you're doing all that you can for us to get by,

And I'll be waiting when you come home.

So when they ask where you've been,

I already know what I'll say.

I know the truth, but I bend it for you anyway.

I'll be your alibi,

Your safe place when the world gets loud.

I'll be your alibi,

The one still standing when you're running around.

Still I save a seat for you,

Still I leave the porch light on.

Somebody's got to believe in you

When all your good intentions are gone.

I'll be your alibi,

Your safe place when the world gets loud.

I'll be your alibi,

The one still standing when you're running around.

I'll be your alibi,

Your safe place when the world gets loud.

I'll be your alibi,

The one still standing when you're running around.

Till you come back to me,

I'll be in my room with my diary.

Singing old harmonies,

I’ll be your alibi,

Holding this family together through the night.

He's doing all that he can for us to get by,

That's what I tell them, that's what I tell myself.

Maybe that's a lie, maybe that's love—

Either way, I'm your alibi.