Leave the Hall Light On

[Intro]
Leave the hall light on
I'll be late again

[Verse 1]
Your shoes are by the doorway
Mine are somewhere in the car
I said I'd only drive ten minutes
I made it way too far

Phone at four percent
Gas light on again
I don't really want advice
I just want to hear you say

[Pre-Chorus]
Come back when you're ready
You don't have to talk
I'll leave the chain unlocked

[Chorus]
Leave the hall light on
So I know which door is ours
When my head gets loud
And I drive past where we are

You don't have to fix me
You don't have to understand
Leave the hall light on
I'll come back when I can

[Post-Chorus]
Leave it on
Leave it on

I'll come back
I'll come back

[Verse 2]
There's a plate inside the microwave
You covered it with foil
A note that says, "Heat two minutes"
Like you knew I'd forget

I stood there in my coat
Reading it a second time
Funny what can get to you
At one forty-five

[Pre-Chorus]
You were half asleep
When I finally called
You said, "Door's unlocked"

That's all

[Chorus]
Leave the hall light on
So I know which door is ours
When my head gets loud
And I drive past where we are

You don't have to fix me
You don't have to understand
Leave the hall light on
I'll come back when I can

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]
I know I make it hard sometimes

I know

I turn one bad hour
Into half the night

But when I see that little strip of yellow
Underneath the door

I stop driving

[Final Chorus]
Leave the hall light on
I can see it from the street
Keys shaking in my hand
Cold air following me

You don't have to fix me
Just move over in the bed
Leave the hall light on

I'm coming in instead

[Post-Chorus]
Leave it on
Leave it on

I'm coming in

[Outro]
Your shoes by the doorway
My keys beside them

Hall light off