[Verse 1]
You left your coffee cooling by the sink
Blue mug, chipped rim, the one you always picked
I read the note you folded underneath
Three little words that took the air from me
[Pre-Chorus]
I walked past our picture on the wall
Turned it face-down, but I still saw it all
[Chorus]
If you're gonna go, go clean
Don't leave your coat hanging by the door
Don't keep your key where it used to be
Don't make me wait for something more
If you're gonna go, go clean
Let the truth fall hard and set me free
[Verse 2]
Your Sunday shoes are lined beside the bed
A trace of cedar still clings to the thread
The landlord called about the broken pane
I almost said you'd come and fix it again
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the hallway settled into quiet
And I found out I could live inside it
[Chorus]
If you're gonna go, go clean
Don't leave your coat hanging by the door
Don't keep your key where it used to be
Don't make me wait for something more
If you're gonna go, go clean
Let the truth fall hard and set me free
[Bridge]
I won't curse your name at the table
I won't ask the walls what they know
But I won't hold a place for a maybe
When your goodbye already chose to go
[Final Chorus]
If you're gonna go, go clean
Take the photograph, take the key
Leave the coffee, leave the memory
Leave one honest thing for me
If you're gonna go, go clean
Let the truth fall hard and set me free
[Outro]
The blue mug's still warm in my hand
But I finally understand