Don't Lock the Door

You left the porch light on again

Like a maybe dressed as "when"

I stepped inside, the floor gave in

But I still danced where we had been

Your coat still hung like you might care

Keys on the hook, scent in the air

I heard the creak on stairway two

Ghost or not, I swore it's you

Don't lock the door

If you still think of me

Don't kill the spark

If there's a flicker left to see

I don't need a reason

Just a crack of light

So don't lock the door—

Not tonight

I found my mug still on the sill

Your lipstick faint, but breathing still

The silence hummed our old refrain

And I sang back, through windowpane

You don't have to say it loud

You don't have to mean it proud

But if you felt it once before

Don't lock

Don't lock

Don't lock that door

Don't lock the door

If your heart still knows my name

Don't shut it out

If you'd dance with me in rain

I don't need the ending

I just need the try

So don't lock the door—

Don't say goodbye