The Last Place I’ll Call Home

I picked up because your voice
Didn’t sound like it usually does
Too quiet for a bad night
Too loud to blame it on the buzz
You said this town’s been shrinking
Like the walls all learned your name
I hear you packing exits
Before you say you’re okay

This is the last place
The last place
That I’ll call home
I’m not trying to trap you
I just don’t want you gone
If you’re walking away
Just don’t do it alone
This is the last place
The last place
That I’ll call home

You stack your blame like lumber
Trying to frame a way out
Every street you swear betrayed you
Still knows what you’re about
I know you hate when I say slow down
Like I’m keeping you alone
But I’m scared you’re burning bridges
Just to prove you’re on your own

This is the last place
The last place
That I’ll call home
I’m not trying to trap you
I just don’t want you gone
If you’re walking away
Just don’t do it alone
This is the last place
The last place
That I’ll call home

You say you’re not your father
And I believe that’s true
But pain repeats in patterns
When there’s nothing left to lose
You talk about leaving town
Like it’s oxygen you’re owed
I just don’t want your silence
To be colder than the road

I know you’re tired of hearing
That running doesn’t erase
But I’ve watched good men disappear
Trying to outrun this place

This is the last place
The last place
That I’ll call home
I’m not trying to trap you
I just don’t want you gone
If you’re walking away
Just don’t do it alone
This is the last place
The last place
That I’ll call home

I’ve been on the floor myself
With my back against the door
Thinking leaving was the answer
‘Til I couldn’t feel anymore
So when I say stay breathing
I’m not asking for control
I just need you here tomorrow
That’s the only goal

If you leave this town behind you
Call me when you’re close
If you’ve got nothing to say
Let the silence do the most
You don’t have to love this place
You don’t have to stay alone
Just don’t let disappearing
Be the last place you call home