[Verse 1]
I left my keys in the rain
On your blue front seat
Said I’d be back by ten
But I came back weak
Your mama’s porch light
Kept burning for me
Now it’s just a shadow
Where your face used to be
[Pre-Chorus]
I read the room too late
You were already gone
One bad night, one bad word
And I dragged it on
[Chorus]
I lost you on the way
I lost you on the way
(come back) I knew it when you turned
I lost you on the way
[Verse 2]
There’s a coffee stain
On the map in your truck
And my apology
Got folded in the glove
You packed your wedding ring
In a jewelry box
I watched the hinge close slow
Like the lock in my chest
[Pre-Chorus]
I read the room too late
You were already gone
One bad night, one bad word
And I dragged it on
[Chorus]
I lost you on the way
I lost you on the way
(come back) I knew it when you turned
I lost you on the way
[Bridge]
If I could call that day back
I’d answer softer
I’d choose my words like glass
Hold them after
But time don’t bend
And your goodbye won’t fade
I made the hole in us
I made the break
[Final Chorus]
I lost you on the way
I lost you on the way
(come back) I knew it when you turned
I lost you on the way
I lost you on the way
I’m still paying for it now
I lost you on the way
(come back) I lost you on the way