[Verse 1]
Your coffee’s cooling by the sink
You say the words I cannot say
Our little girl is half asleep
Still holding onto my wedding chain
I pack a picture in my coat
And count the minutes till I go
You pull me close beside the door
Like love could keep the world at bay
[Pre-Chorus]
If the road takes everything
Remember what you gave to me
[Chorus]
I’m leaving with your name against my heart
Into a place where promises can fall apart
If I come back, I’ll find you where we said
If I don’t, let every word I left be said
I’m not afraid of what I’m fighting for
I’m afraid I won’t walk through our front door
So hold me now, before the engine starts
I’m leaving with your name against my heart
[Verse 2]
The hallway light is burning gold
Across the toys beside her bed
She asks me when I’m coming home
I kiss her hair and shake my head
I tell her brave is not a shield
And sometimes hope is all we feel
Then you turn away to hide the tears
That neither one of us can hold
[Pre-Chorus]
If the night takes everything
Remember how you waited for me
[Chorus]
I’m leaving with your name against my heart
Into a place where promises can fall apart
If I come back, I’ll find you where we said
If I don’t, let every word I left be said
I’m not afraid of what I’m fighting for
I’m afraid I won’t walk through our front door
So hold me now, before the engine starts
I’m leaving with your name against my heart
[Bridge]
And if the letters stop arriving
If the silence fills this room
Tell her I was always trying
To find my way back home to you
No medal weighs as much as this
No flag can take the place of one last kiss
[Final Chorus]
I’m leaving with your name against my heart
Into a place where promises can fall apart
If I come back, I’ll find you where we said
If I don’t, let every word I left be said
I’m not afraid of what I’m fighting for
I’m afraid I won’t walk through our front door
So hold me now, before the engine starts
I’m leaving with your name against my heart
[Outro]
Your coffee’s cooling by the sink
And I’m still trying to believe
That every road I take tonight
Will turn me back to you and me