[Verse 1]
You left your flannel
On the back of that old chair
Smelled like pine and cheap cologne
Like you were still there
I packed up every picture
Turned your smile to the wall
But every time the kettle whistled
I swear I heard you call
[Chorus]
I found my way back to you
Just when you were learning how to lose me
Took the long road through the hurt
Through every empty, lonely room
Thought we had another lifetime
To fix what we both broke in two
I found my way back to you
But I found my way back too
[Verse 2]
You showed up on my front step
New ring on your right hand (oh)
Said, “Boy, I finally learned
How to be my own man”
We laughed about the past tense
You cried in my tattooed arms
We fit like we remembered
But the timing did us harm
[Chorus]
I found my way back to you
Just when you were learning how to lose me
Took the long road through the hurt
Through every empty, lonely room
Thought we had another lifetime
To fix what we both broke in two
I found my way back to you
But I found my way back too
[Bridge]
Doctor said it was sudden
“Nothing anybody could do”
I’m screaming in the waiting room
‘Cause I came back, I came back for you
Your mama hands me your jacket
Says, “He wore this every day”
I press my face into the fabric
Begging time to bend, to break
[Chorus]
I found my way back to you
Just when you were learning how to lose me
Took the long road through the hurt
Through every empty, lonely room
Now I’m dancing with your shadow
In the kitchen where we once moved
I found my way back to you
But I found my way back too
[Outro]
Now your flannel’s on my shoulders
Coffee’s gone, the night feels cruel
Love was lost and then recovered
Only to make a fool of truth
I found my way back to you
Whisper your name into the blue (oh)
I found my way back to you
And I’d do it all, all for you