[Verse 1]
She leaves the lamp on low
By the window glass
Counting every wave
Like it might spell back
His coat still by the door
Still smells like rain
She folds it up real slow
Then folds it back again
[Pre-Chorus]
The harbor kept its secrets
The gulls all looked away
She heard the wind keep saying
He’ll come home today
[Chorus]
Come home, come home
She waits by the sea
Come home, come home
It’s only me and grief
(Salt on her sleeve)
(Salt on her sleeve)
Come home, come home
He’s lost in the deep
[Verse 2]
The men all said his name
Then lowered their eyes
A storm had cut the night
With sharp white knives
She walks the dock at dawn
Where the ropes hang slack
Presses her palm to wood
Like he might press back
[Pre-Chorus]
The harbor kept its secrets
The rain would not explain
She heard the tide keep turning
But it brought back pain
[Chorus]
Come home, come home
She waits by the sea
Come home, come home
It’s only me and grief
(Salt on her sleeve)
(Salt on her sleeve)
Come home, come home
He’s lost in the deep
[Bridge]
One chair stays warm in her mind
One name stays on her tongue
She kisses the page he wrote
Then lets it come undone
Tell me how to say goodbye
When the moon won’t let me sleep
Tell me how to live this love
When the ocean takes and keeps
[Final Chorus]
Come home, come home
She waits by the sea
Come home, come home
It’s only me and grief
(Salt on her sleeve)
(Salt on her sleeve)
Come home, come home
He’s lost in the deep
Come home, come home
I loved you too deep