[Verse 1]
I set the cup by the sink
Like I do every dawn
You rub your eyes and smile at me
Then the whole world's almost gone
The coffee drips, the floorboards creak
Your old robe hanging loose
And I keep thinking in my chest
This time might run out too
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't ask what I can't know
I just watch your hand in mine
Trying to hold this little house
Like it could stop time
[Chorus]
Is this the last cup tonight?
Is this the last time?
The last slow laugh in the blue TV glow
The last good joke that we know
Is this the last cup tonight?
I don't want to find
That the porch light's dim and you're out of reach
And I missed goodbye by a coffee
[Verse 2]
We sat there with the volume low
Barely saying a word
Just the wheel turning in the screen
And the dryer in the yard
You laughed about them tomato plants
All dry and bowing down
Said even stubborn little things
Have to learn to bow
[Pre-Chorus]
I smiled like I always do
But I felt that ache begin
Like every ordinary thing
Was slipping through my skin
[Chorus]
Is this the last cup tonight?
Is this the last time?
The last slow laugh in the blue TV glow
The last good joke that we know
Is this the last cup tonight?
I don't want to find
That the porch light's dim and you're out of reach
And I missed goodbye by a coffee
[Bridge]
If morning comes and you're still here
I'll kiss the sleep from your face
I'll make that cup a little too strong
And leave the sugar in its place
And if the road takes you from me
I'll keep this simple truth
The smallest things can break your heart
When they're the last ones with you
[Final Chorus]
Is this the last cup tonight?
Is this the last time?
The last slow laugh in the blue TV glow
The last good joke that we know
Is this the last cup tonight?
I don't want to find
That the porch light's dim and you're out of reach
And I missed goodbye by a coffee