Late Night Receipt

You left your jacket in my car

Still got your name on the tag

Two missed calls, one little scar

I hate how fast I replay that

Your texts come in like rain on glass

Short and cold, then gone again

I tell my friends that I’m past it now

Then I read it all back in

And I act like I’m fine

But I feel you at the door

One more pull of that line

And I’m right where I was before

Late night, late night

You still pull me in

Late night, late night

I let you back again

Say my name slow

Then you disappear

Late night, late night

Why you still here?

Saw your shoes by the entryway

Heart did that stupid little jump

You know how to make me stay

With one look and one small shrug

I got pride, but it bends for you

Like the blinds when the wind comes through

Tried to lock this heart up tight

But you found the key I threw

And I act like I’m fine

But I feel you at the door

One more pull of that line

And I’m right where I was before

Late night, late night

You still pull me in

Late night, late night

I let you back again

Say my name slow

Then you disappear

Late night, late night

Why you still here?

You don’t stay long

Just enough to shake me up

Then it’s all gone

Like a sip from a paper cup

I should move on

I should mean what I say

But when you call

I fold every time, babe

Late night, late night

You still pull me in

Late night, late night

I let you back again

Say my name slow

Then you disappear

Late night, late night

Why you still here?