[Verse 1]
My coffee's getting cold on the kitchen sill
The clock on the wall is the only thing that's moving still
I look at the space on the sofa where you used to sit
And trace the worn-out fabric where the sunlight hit
I call your number just to hear your voicemail play
Just to feel like you're not half a world away
[Chorus]
Oh, I am holding onto every word you ever spoke
In this empty room, my quiet heart is nearly broke
I can see your smile when I close my eyes at night
But the morning always wakes me to the cold gray light
I'm so tired of the miles, tired of the screen
Living in the spaces right in between
I love you from a distance, but it's hard to do
When all I really want is to be close to you
[Verse 2]
I bought those tickets that you told me I should buy
And watch the vapor trails across the autumn sky
I count the days in boxes on a calendar page
Feeling like a bird that's locked inside a pretty cage
You say the weather's raining where you're staying now
And I just wish that I could dry your face somehow
[Chorus]
Oh, I am holding onto every word you ever spoke
In this empty room, my quiet heart is nearly broke
I can see your smile when I close my eyes at night
But the morning always wakes me to the cold gray light
I'm so tired of the miles, tired of the screen
Living in the spaces right in between
I love you from a distance, but it's hard to do
When all I really want is to be close to you
[Bridge]
They say that absence makes the fire grow
But they don't feel the freezing of the winter snow
It's just a screen, it's just a glass I touch
I never knew that I could miss someone this much
[Chorus]
Oh, I am holding onto every word you ever spoke
In this empty room, my quiet heart is nearly broke
I can see your smile when I close my eyes at night
But the morning always wakes me to the cold gray light
I'm so tired of the miles, tired of the screen
Living in the spaces right in between
I love you from a distance, but it's hard to do
When all I really want is to be close to you
[Outro]
Just to be close to you...
The coffee's cold.
The night is still.
I love you.
[End]