Whenever You're Done With Dallas

[intro cold open, a cappella, sibling harmony] You left for Dallas in the fall Said you’d be gone a while I didn’t make it hard I didn’t ask you why Verse 1 You left for Dallas in the fall Packed the car before the day got hot Said the traffic never really ends Said you learned what streets to dodge You talked about the noise at night Music spillin’ out of open doors People movin’ like they’re late for something Even when they’re not Sometimes I picture you wide awake Lyin’ still when the lights finally go Wonderin’ if you ever miss Life being quiet, life being slow Chorus Home’s still here if you need it Nothing you gotta prove Same driveway, same front steps Same folks that make room No questions in the hallway No speeches you gotta give You’ve always got a place to come back Whenever you’re done with Dallas Verse 2 I get up early, same as always Pull on jeans, tie up my hair Drive past the houses I’ve memorized Without thinkin’ twice I ran into old man Jones again Sittin’ on his bench at the park He asked me how you’ve been lately I told him I didn’t know Sunday comes around like clockwork I sit in my spot in the back Had lunch with my sister after Same place, same table That guy from church up near the front Asked me out next Friday night He seems all right, takes his time When he talks Chorus Home’s still here if you need it It’s not a test to pass Same door, same welcome Same old kind of grace You don’t have to explain it You don’t have to pretend You’ve always got a place to come back Whenever you’re done with Dallas Bridge I’m not waitin’ by the window I’m not stuck in what you said I just never learned To shut a door like that Final Chorus / Outro Home’s still here if you need it That’s all I meant to say No hurry, no pressure No debt you gotta pay Just come as you are If you ever change your mind You’ve always got a place to come back Whenever you’re done with Dallas