[Intro]
[Solo sax
Bare room
Late night]
[Band swells in under the last held note]
[Verse 1]
Your suitcase scraped that hallway
Like it had someplace to be
You never raised your voice
Girl
You just stopped talkin' to me
Coffee cup still on the counter
Lipstick print I can’t erase
I watched you pull out of the driveway
From the shadow of this place
[Chorus]
I’m just watchin’ you walk away
From a window you don’t see
You’re a sun goin’ down on yesterday
Too bright
Too far for me
You don’t know I still cross that same old street
Just to feel your ghost in the heat
I’m watchin’ you walk away
And it’s walkin’ all over me
[Verse 2]
You sit outside that diner
Laughin’ with your newfound friends
I park across the corner
Count your smiles
Count my sins
Your hand curls ‘round that coffee
Like it used to curl ‘round mine
I taste that bitter in my throat
Every time you throw your head back and shine
[Chorus]
I’m just watchin’ you walk away
From a window you don’t see
You’re a sun goin’ down on yesterday
Too bright
Too far for me
You don’t know I trace every step you take
Like a prayer I already broke and betrayed
I’m watchin’ you walk away
And it’s walkin’ all over me
[Bridge]
[Solo sax steps out
Wails and bends around the chord changes]
(ohh)
All my pride in my pocket
All my words came too late
So I stand in the rain on the sidewalk
Learnin’ how to love your escape
You turn the corner
Hat in your hand
I lean back deeper in the dark
Every footstep you lay on that gravel
Grinds a groove in my heart
[Chorus]
Still I’m watchin’ you walk away
From a window you don’t see
You’re a sun goin’ down on yesterday
Painted gold on a cold blue sea
You don’t know that I’d give up this foolish pride
Just to be that coat on your shoulders tonight
But I’m watchin’ you walk away
And it’s walkin’ all over me
[Outro]
[Band falls to a hush
Bass and brushes]
You never look over your shoulder
Guess you’re finally free
[Solo sax returns
Aching and low
Carrying the last line]
While I’m watchin’ you walk
Walk away from me