[Verse 1]
You left your coffee by the kitchen sink
Cold as the promise you forgot to keep
I found your coat on the wooden chair
Still held the shape of you in there
[Pre-Chorus]
The landlord's letter curled by the door
Your name ain't on the mailbox anymore
[Chorus]
I carry the weight you laid down here
A suitcase full of unpaid years
Your goodbye cut clean, then disappeared
Now I drink to the silence till the morning clears
[Verse 2]
The pickup coughs beneath the porch light
One bald tire and a headlamp dying white
I drive past the mill where we used to meet
Past the church with the cracked front steps
[Pre-Chorus]
Every mile puts distance in my hands
But the rearview keeps your face where it stands
[Chorus]
I carry the weight you laid down here
A suitcase full of unpaid years
Your goodbye cut clean, then disappeared
Now I drink to the silence till the morning clears
[Bridge]
If mercy comes, let it come slow
I got no room for another ghost
Let the river take what I can't forgive
Let me learn what it means to live
[Final Chorus]
I carried the weight you laid down here
But the suitcase finally disappeared
Your goodbye still rings, but it don't steer
I leave this bottle empty, and I walk out clear
[Outro]
I walk out clear
I walk out clear