Keep the Kettle Warm

Verse

Steam on the window

fading to lace

Your chair by the stove

still holding your shape

Frost on the pane

a soft grey light

Two cups on the shelf

one left behind

Pre-Chorus

Do I let the morning go

do I let it drift

Out past the sill

into the mist

Chorus

Keep the kettle warm

let the rest go far

Somewhere down the road

wherever you are

Keep the kettle warm

I won't wait by the door

Just a little steam

for whatever's in store

Verse

Leaves on the water

turning so slow

Paper boat memories

learning to go

The clock on the wall

has stopped at four

Sunlight moves on

across the floor

Pre-Chorus

Do I let the evening go

do I let it drift

Past the garden gate

into the mist

Chorus

Keep the kettle warm

let the rest go far

Somewhere down the road

wherever you are

Keep the kettle warm

I won't wait by the door

Just a little steam

for whatever's in store

Bridge

Mm... let it go

mm... let it flow

Out along the tide

where the soft winds blow

No need to hold

what was never mine

Just the warmth that stays

in the quiet light

Chorus

Keep the kettle warm

let the rest go far

Somewhere down the road

wherever you are

Keep the kettle warm

I won't wait by the door

Just a little steam

for whatever's in store