Glow

The house goes dark at midnight
Every light obeys the switch
But something in the next room
Never learned to dim like this
Twenty years of ordinary
Should have worn the shimmer down
I still navigate the hallway
By your glow, by your glow

And the world ran cold some winters
And the years threw what they threw
But the dark was never dark once
Not once
Not with you

Glow
Steady and low
Glow
All I know
Storms roll
You don't go
Glow
Glow
Don't let go of the glow

It's not fireworks, it's furnace
It's not lightning, it's the lamp
It's the kettle in the morning
It's your cold feet on my calf
It's the argument that ended
With your hand inside my hand
It's the thousand tiny Tuesdays
That the love songs never land

And the young ones chase the burning
And I hope they find it too
But the burning's just the beginning
The glow
Is what comes true

Glow
Steady and low
Glow
All I know
Storms roll
You don't go
Glow
Glow
Don't let go of the glow

If I go first
Leave a light on
If you go first
I'll find the room by heart

Glow
Steady and slow
Glow
Still all I know
Years roll
We don't go
Glow
Glow
Never let go of the glow

The house goes dark at midnight
Not really
Not ever
Not here