Lyric

[Verse 1]

I walked you home, like I always do

You reached the steps, but didn’t go

Just lingered there, a little slow

[Verse 2]

I said goodnight, you held the rail

Your smile was small, your voice was pale

I turned to leave, but couldn’t yet

You’re the kind I don’t forget

[Chorus]

Waited by the gate

Waited for you

Hoped you’d turn around

Even just a little stall

Didn’t ask you for a sign

But your silence matched with mine

Waited by the gate

Just to feel it all

[Verse 3]

The screen door creaked, your shadow stayed

A shape against the window shade

I almost spoke, then let it be

Some things are better quietly

[Chorus – with slight lift]

Waited by the gate

Where the gravel met the grass

The kind of night

You hope will last and last

Didn’t kiss, didn’t move

But I still think that it proved

Something true and something late

When I waited by the gate

[Outro]

Waited by the gate…

Still waiting there, just in case