The Lamp Keeps Burning

Intro

Mm

Mm-hmm

Oh-oh

Verse 1

The lamp is still on

somebody forgot to close the door

a jacket folded on the chair

and I don't move it

I just stand here

in the long hallway

Chorus

Everyone leaves and the courtyard keeps the light (light)

Everyone leaves but the walls remember how (how)

I keep the small things where they landed

where they landed

Everyone leaves and the room stays warm (warm)

Verse 2

Your keys on the sill

a paperback turned over on its face

half a glass gone flat since Tuesday

and the clock is loud

so I turn it down

and let the quiet hum

Chorus

Everyone leaves and the courtyard keeps the light (light)

Everyone leaves but the walls remember how (how)

I keep the small things where they landed

where they landed

Everyone leaves and the room stays warm (warm)

Bridge

Maybe you come back

maybe you don't

maybe the door stays open all year

maybe I like it that way

Chorus

Everyone leaves and the courtyard keeps the light (light)

Everyone leaves but the walls remember how (how)

I keep the small things where they landed

where they landed

Everyone leaves and the room stays warm (warm)

Outro

The lamp keeps burning

Mm

still burning