[Verse 1]
I found your boots by the door
Red clay on the heel
Your coat on the chair
Like you might come back for real
The kettle went cold
On the stove by the sink
I sat with the news
And I couldn’t think

[Pre-Chorus]
The screen door sighed
In the evening wind
I heard your laugh
Then I heard it again
All these little things
Won’t leave me alone
They keep your shadow
In the lines of this home

[Chorus]
Come back, come back
My old friend
Come back, come back
Let this night end
I keep your chair
By the fire
Come back, come back
One more mile

[Verse 2]
Your name on the mail
By the pear tree fence
A coffee cup ring
On the blue porch bench
I swept the steps
But the dust came back
Same crooked moon
Same creaking track

[Pre-Chorus]
The screen door sighed
In the evening wind
I heard your laugh
Then I heard it again
All these little things
Won’t leave me alone
They keep your shadow
In the lines of this home

[Chorus]
Come back, come back
My old friend
Come back, come back
Let this night end
I keep your chair
By the fire
Come back, come back
One more mile

[Bridge]
If you’re out in the dark
On some lonesome road
Follow the creek bend
And the lantern glow
I left the gate
Unlatched for you
And the old porch light
Burns all night through

[Final Chorus]
Come back, come back
My old friend
Come back, come back
Let this night end
I keep your chair
By the fire
Come back, come back
One more mile