[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

folk, Slow-burning jazz-blues ballad with country soul; gravelly male vocals over brushed drums, upright bass, and warm tremolo guitar. Sorrowful solo sax opens alone, then weaves between vocal lines, stepping forward for an extended mid-song lament before the final verse. Dynamic arc rises from hushed confession to a raw, cracked-voice climax, then falls back to a whisper as sax closes the track in a fading, late-night sigh., soul, deep, country, jazz, male vocals, blues

Watching You Walk Away