Let It Fall

Lyrics: [Verse 1] I found your letter underneath the flour tin Folded twice where the kitchen heat had been You wrote, “Come home,” in a careful hand But the train quit running through this part of the land [Pre-Chorus] So I tied my Sunday shoes by the door And counted every mile I’d walked before [Chorus] You can call my name from the county line I’ll hear you clear through this heart of mine I have carried your goodbye like a stone But I won’t carry it alone Oh, no, no—let it fall, let it fall [Verse 2] Miss Lottie saw me waiting by the gate Said, “Child, some doors don’t open till they’re late” She pressed a warm biscuit into my hand And told me grief is a river, not a command [Pre-Chorus] I looked down the road where the red dust rose And felt an old fire waking in my bones [Chorus] You can call my name from the county line I’ll hear you clear through this heart of mine I have carried your goodbye like a stone But I won’t carry it alone Oh, no, no—let it fall, let it fall [Bridge] I gave you my Sunday, my Saturday too Gave every blue morning I had left to you Now the porch boards creak beneath my feet And every hard-earned breath says I’m still free [Final Chorus] You can call my name from the county line I’ll hear you clear through this heart of mine I have carried your goodbye like a stone But I won’t carry it alone No, I won’t carry it alone Let it fall, let it fall Mmm—let it fall [Outro] The kettle is singing, the window is wide There’s room at my table, but not at my side I found my way home, I found my way home