I still leave the porch light on

Like you might come walking home

Shoes by the door, your coat still hangs

Like time just stopped, and nothing changed

I found your letter in the drawer

It said, “Don’t cry if I’m no more”

But I do, every night

I’d trade the stars to hold you tight

You were the light in the window

The laugh in the rain

Now all that remains

Is a whisper of your name

I reach through the dark

But you’re not there to find

And I’m just learning

How to breathe without your light

Your coffee cup is still on the shelf

Sometimes I pour one for myself

And pretend we’re side by side

As if you never said goodbye

They say it gets easier

They say I’ll move on

But they didn’t lose you

They don’t know you’re gone

You were the light in the window

The voice in the song

Now every echo

Just feels so wrong

I talk to the wind

And pray you might reply

But silence is louder

Than every goodbye

So I’ll keep the light on

Though you’re not coming home

Because love doesn't vanish

Even when you're gone