AFTER YOU (Alt 1)

Intro

Verse 1 I still make two cups in the morning Still leave yours beside the stove Still turn around when something’s funny Like you’re sitting where you always were Your coat still hangs behind the doorway Your book is folded halfway through Funny what the hands keep doing Long after they forget the truth

Refrain After you There was morning Then another after that After you The world kept moving Like it never noticed what it lost I learned the days can keep on coming Even when you wish they wouldn’t do That’s the hardest thing About after you

Verse 2 I stopped sleeping on the left side Couldn't tell you why at first Found your number in my favorites Still couldn't make myself erase the words People say the house feels different Truth is, houses don't know pain It's the quiet after midnight When nobody says your name After you I kept breathing Guess the body doesn't ask It just carries what you give it And keeps dragging through the past

Bridge They said you went peaceful I hated that phrase There was nothing peaceful About watching you fade I held your hand till morning Like holding could make time stay Then the room got very still And I learned what people mean When they say gone After you There was morning And somehow I was still here After you There were birthdays There was Christmas, there were years I thought love ended with leaving But love ain't learned that trick yet So every day I keep on living I keep loving you After you

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