He Never Leave Me

Intro

Uh-uh, oh— (yeah) — he never leave me, oh

(Hey) Na-na, na-na, na-na

Verse

Morning light slides across your shirt on the chair

Laugh in the kitchen like you're standing there

Coffee cup still warm, there's a ring on the floor

I reach for a ghost and find you more

You hum that old song, the one with the sighs

You curl in the spaces where memory lies

People say move on, that time will heal

But your name's a track that my lips still steal

Pre-chorus

I try to fold the days, pack the small goodbyes

I try to close the door, but the doorway's alive (alive)

Everywhere I turn, it's a face I know

Every empty room's got your shadow

Chorus

He never leave me, he never leave me (no)

He never leave me, he never leave me (oh)

He never leave me, he never leave me (yeah, yeah)

He never leave me, he never leave me

Verse

Midnight texts that I swear I shouldn't read

Old jokes on my tongue like a dangerous seed

I tell myself loudly, I'm better than this

But the echo of your laugh pulls me back, pulls me in

Your jacket still smells like the rain of that day

I put it on sideways and pretend I'm okay

Then I talk to the air like I'm talkin' to you

And the silence replies like it always knew

Pre-chorus

I've tried every map that promises away

I've tried brighter plans and busy days (busy days)

But a photograph can outlast the truth

And the corners of rooms hold a piece of you

Chorus

He never leave me, he never leave me (he don't)

He never leave me, he never leave me (no-no)

He never leave me, he never leave me (oh-oh)

He never leave me, he never leave me

Bridge

Maybe it's comfort, maybe it's chain

Maybe it's love that forgot how to change

Maybe I'm learning to live with the ache

Maybe the holding is the hardest thing to break (to break)

Still I walk the line between gone and here

Say your name soft so I can hear (I can hear)

Turn the record up, let the melody keep

He never leave me — he never leave me (keep me)

Chorus

He never leave me, he never leave me (he never)

He never leave me, he never leave me (he never)

He never leave me, he never leave me (oh, oh)

He never leave me, he never leave me