[Verse 1]
I found your note
By the blue tin kettle
Pinned to a sack
Of flour and thyme

You said, "Don't wait
For the river to settle"
So I packed my coat
And I left by nine

[Pre-Chorus]
The screen door groaned
Like it knew my name
Your little black boots
Still by the flame

[Chorus]
Carry me home
Carry me home
Past the elm tree line
And the orchard stone

Carry me home
Carry me home
I can hear your voice
In the bones of the road

[Verse 2]
The postman laughed
At my crooked suitcase
Said, "You look like rain
Out on the tracks"

I bought two pears
At the county roadside
One for the climb
And one for the map

[Pre-Chorus]
Your field was gold
With the late hay seed
And every fencepost
Bent like a plea

[Chorus]
Carry me home
Carry me home
Past the elm tree line
And the orchard stone

Carry me home
Carry me home
I can hear your voice
In the bones of the road

[Bridge]
If I come back
With my hands all empty
Will you still set
A plate for me?

I’ve walked this long
With the dusk beside me
Now let your door
Be the first thing I see

[Final Chorus]
Carry me home
Carry me home
Past the elm tree line
And the orchard stone

Carry me home
Carry me home
I can hear your voice
In the bones of the road

Carry me home
Carry me home
Blue tin kettle
On the kitchen stove