Lyric

You came in late

With salt on your coat

A half-smile tired

From another road

I made you coffee

I left on the light

Like that could make you

Stay through the night

You never lied

You never said home

You only rested

Where it was warm

I heard the meaning

Under your breath

Some people arrive

Already leaving

I Was Only a Port to You

A low light on your way

You tied your rope

Then pulled away

I wanted walls

I wanted a door

You wanted somewhere

To stop before more

Your map stayed folded

Beside the bed

I knew every place

You had not said

The harbor mouth glowed

Pale in the dark

I watched you look past me

For the next spark

I should have known

From the way you slept

One hand open

One foot left

No heavy promise

No cruel excuse

Just enough tenderness

To confuse

I was not your home

I was a light on the pier

A room for your coat

A name for one year

You held me gently

But never stayed true

I was a stop

Not a life to you

Now I know the sound

Of temporary love

A key on the table

A sleeve pulling off

Nothing dramatic

Nothing broke clean

Just a quiet departure

From somewhere unseen

I was not your home

I was a light on the pier

A place you could rest

Then disappear

I wanted walls

I wanted a door

You wanted distance

With a shore

By morning

The cup was cold

I kept the light

And let you go