If & When

[Verse 1: Dessa]

(I'm still)

This room gets smaller with every coat of paint

Nobody ever got better this way, hey, hey

(I'm still, hey, hey)

It's been two mean seasons

They say you won't come back

They say a girl who's decent

Would long be in her blacks by now

But I'm no young widow

Like they're calling me in town

I'll leave the light on in your window

If I have to burn the whole thing down

[Hook: Dessa]

And I, (I'm staying) I'd stop, (waiting)

But the pilot light's the only guide to call you home

And I, (I'm staying) I'd stop, (waiting)

But the pilot light's the only beacon in the snow

[Verse 2: Dessa]

After they turned the power out

After the candle sticks burned down

I burned the furniture, the picture frames, all the fabric in the house

I turned to photographs

Your voice came through the cold