[Verse 1] Coffee stains on the kitchen table Your name carved in the wooden frame Dusty shoes by the front door waiting But you never step in again [Chorus] Memories linger Long after you go Hang in the air like the breath in the cold I keep your sweater Like you’re coming home Memories linger But you don’t [Verse 2] Found a note in a winter jacket Half a joke and a crooked heart Every corner of this old apartment Hides a version where we don’t fall apart [Chorus] Memories linger Long after you go Hang in the air like the breath in the cold I keep your sweater Like you’re coming home Memories linger But you don’t [Bridge] I turn off the lights Still see you laughing (oh) Talk to the dark like you might answer back Every little echo keeps asking Asking Why does what stays hurt more than what we lack [Chorus] Memories linger Long after you go Hang in the air like the breath in the cold I keep your sweater Like you’re coming home Memories linger Memories linger But you don’t