[Verse 1]
You came in cold with a suitcase smile
Left your coat on the chair, stayed just a while
Said “we’re fine” with your eyes on the floor
But you kept one hand already on the door
[Pre-Chorus]
Say it straight, don’t dress it up
I can read the shake in your touch
If your heart’s gone, let it be known
I won’t beg you to stay at home
[Chorus]
Don’t stay if you want to go
Say you love me, body says no
Don’t stay if you want to go
I can feel the truth in the road
[Verse 2]
I had everything I needed right there
The worn-out couch, the porch, the quiet air
Dinner on the stove, your shoes by the mat
But you turned it to dust when you looked at that
You wore my name like a borrowed ring
Smiled so hard you could barely sing
It was all a lie, built line by line
A house of smoke dressed up as mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Say it straight, don’t dress it up
I can read the shake in your touch
If your heart’s gone, let it be known
I won’t beg you to stay at home
[Chorus]
Don’t stay if you want to go
Say you love me, body says no
Don’t stay if you want to go
I can feel the truth in the road
[Bridge]
Take the coat, take the lie
Take the story you sold me last night
I won’t break for a half-lit door
I’ve seen that look and I want more
[Chorus]
Don’t stay if you want to go
Say you love me, body says no
Don’t stay if you want to go
I can feel the truth in the road
[Outro]
Go on, go on
Don’t stay
Go on, go on
If you want to go, then say it today