[Verse 1]
You packed your name in silence
By the front door light
Your hands were steady
Mine were shaking all night
I watched your coat get smaller
In the doorway frame
Like a story folding
Back into its flame
[Pre-Chorus]
And I knew it then
By the way you looked away
This was the kind of leaving
That would stay
[Chorus]
You left for the last time
The last time, my love
You left for the last time
And I still look up
For your footsteps
On the floor
You left for the last time
But I wanted more
[Verse 2]
Now the house keeps your echo
In the hallway wall
A mug by the sink
That never left at all
I try to be brave
But the evenings know your face
They meet me in the corners
And they never fade
[Pre-Chorus]
And I knew it then
When the screen door sighed
Something in my chest
Was saying goodbye
[Chorus]
You left for the last time
The last time, my love
You left for the last time
And I still look up
For your footsteps
On the floor
You left for the last time
But I wanted more
[Bridge]
If I could hold that moment
Just once in my hands
I’d tell my heart to let you
Go as gently as it can
But I stand in the doorway
Where your shadow used to be
And the whole wide world gets quiet
When it comes for me
[Final Chorus]
You left for the last time
The last time, my love
You left for the last time
And I still look up
For your footsteps
On the floor
You left for the last time
But I wanted more
You left for the last time
The last time, my love
You left for the last time
And I still look up