To the Friend Who Said Come Back

Lyrics

I stood up with a glass in hand
In a room of friendly faces
My oldest friend was at the head
Of all the polished places
We'd drifted for a dozen years
Through silence and through pride
Then one soft word, a single line
Had brought me back inside

So here's to the friend who said come back
Who left the porch light on
Who never kept a ledger
Of the years that I was gone
Here's to the door held open
And the chair that stayed my own
To the friend who said come back
And made this place my home

You didn't ask me why I went
Or count the missing days
You poured the tea and passed the bread
And talked of other ways
We laughed about the old green van
And the song we used to hum
And somewhere in that kitchen light
I knew that I had come

So here's to the friend who said come back
Who left the porch light on
Who never kept a ledger
Of the years that I was gone
Here's to the door held open
And the chair that stayed my own
To the friend who said come back
And made this place my home

A second chance is a quiet thing
It doesn't make a sound
It's just a hand across the table
And a place that can be found
So let the glasses meet again
Let the good wine settle slow
Some friendships are like winter coats
They keep us warm, you know

So here's to the friend who said come back
Who left the porch light on
Who never kept a ledger
Of the years that I was gone
Here's to the door held open
And the chair that stayed my own
To the friend who said come back
And made this place my home

Here's to the friend
Who said come back