Still Warm on My Sleeve

Mm…

It’s quiet again.

Your jacket’s still hanging by the door,

Smells like you, like last night’s rain.

I tell myself I won’t reach for it,

But my hands don’t listen when I say.

You laughed when I missed the exit,

Said, “We’ll get there anyway.”

Funny how the wrong turns with you

Always felt like the right place.

You leaned your head against my chest,

Said my heartbeat calmed your mind.

I didn’t say it out loud, but I knew

I was already crossing lines.

If this is all we get tonight,

I’ll take it slow, I’ll hold it right.

Your name still hums inside my bones,

Even when I’m here alone.

I don’t need promises or plans,

Just your fingers in my hands.

If loving you is just this moment,

I’ll stay right here and own it.

Mm… yeah.

You talked about the city lights,

Said you’re scared they’ll dim your shine.

I wanted to tell you you’re the brightest

Thing I’ve known in a long time.

But I play it cool, I joke it off,

Act like my heart’s not racing.

Truth is, every second with you

Feels like something sacred.

When you asked if I was okay,

I said, “Yeah, I’m good.”

But what I meant was,

“I’m better than I ever thought I could.”

If this is all we get tonight,

I’ll take it slow, I’ll hold it right.

Your laugh still echoes in this room,

Long after you left too soon.

I don’t know what tomorrow brings,

But I know what you mean to me.

If loving you is just this moment,

I’ll stay right here and own it.

I don’t need to name it yet,

Don’t need to rush what’s real.

Some things grow best in quiet

When you let them feel.

So if you’re lying awake somewhere,

Wondering if I care,

I hope you feel it in the dark—

I’m right there.

Yeah…

I’ll leave the light on.