Porch Light Visit

My ex came to visit me tonight

Knocked soft like they still had a key

Same old shoes by the door

Same old hurt in the leaves

They said, "Can we talk?"

I said, "You already did"

But my hands shook once

When I saw that grin

And the porch light burned

On both our faces

All that distance

In one small space

I forgot my lines

Forgot my pride

The air got thin

When you said, "Hi"

My ex came to visit me tonight

And my heart went back in time

My ex came to visit me tonight

Now I'm half gone, half alive

Half gone, half alive

Half gone, half alive

You stood by the sink

Like you never left

Cherry on your collar

Rain on your breath

We laughed one minute

Then we went quiet

Old songs in the walls

New wounds in the riot

You asked if I was good

I said, "I get by"

But your eyes said more

Than your mouth tonight

And the porch light burned

On both our faces

All that distance

In one small space

I should've closed the door

I should've been strong

But your name in my chest

Still knows the road home

My ex came to visit me tonight

And my heart went back in time

My ex came to visit me tonight

Now I'm half gone, half alive

Half gone, half alive

Half gone, half alive

Maybe we were never

Meant to stay

Maybe some goodbyes

Learn to walk back

You touched my sleeve

Then you stepped away

And I could feel forever

In the gap you made

My ex came to visit me tonight

And my heart went back in time

My ex came to visit me tonight

Now I'm half gone, half alive

Half gone, half alive

Half gone, half alive