[Verse 1]
Coffee gets cold on the counter
Baby’s in a onesie
Chewing her sleeve
Your boots by the door like a promise
Your letters folded under my keys
Dog tags hang from the rearview
Catch a little sun when I drive through town
I talk to your face in a photo
Then I set the kitchen timer down
[Chorus]
Come back home
We got waves to chase
Little pink house by the harbor space
You
Me
Baby on the Carolina sand
Building up our sandcastle fairytale
Hand in hand
Hand in hand
[Verse 2]
Map of the coast on the fridge door
Circles in red ink
Places we’d stay
I hum to the baby about salt air
She grabs my finger like she wants to play
Your hoodie’s draped on the chair still
Smells like you when the night gets long
I trace your name in the window steam
Mouth every word of your midnight calls
[Chorus]
Come back home
We got waves to chase
Little pink house by the harbor space
You
Me
Baby on the Carolina sand
Building up our sandcastle fairytale
Hand in hand
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] I keep the tank half full
Crib by the back door
Suitcase packed with swimsuits on the bedroom floor
Every plane that passes makes my heart jump high
“Is it you this time
Is it you this time?” [band joins in]
[Chorus]
Come back home
We got waves to chase
Little pink house by the harbor space
You
Me
Baby on the Carolina sand
Building up our sandcastle fairytale
Hand in hand
[Outro]
One more night light in the hallway
One more lullaby till you’re safe
Then we’ll drive east till the road turns blue
Every shell on that shore
Belongs to you