[Verse 1] I come home to a cold porch swing Your cup still there, but it don’t say a thing Your coat on the hook, your chair sits bare This house got teeth when you ain’t there I tried to laugh, I tried to lie But the walls lean in and ask me why The floorboard groans, the screen door whines It’s a rough old room with your absence tied [Pre-Chorus] And I pace that line From the sink to the bed Your name on my tongue Like a nail in my head [Chorus] When you’re not around When you’re not around I’m a wolf with a chain Draggin’ hard through town When you’re not around When you’re not around This old heart goes mean And the whole world pounds [Verse 2] Your side of the bed don’t hold no heat My boots hit hard on the splintered wood feet I pour one drink, then I pour two Still can’t wash off the shape of you The radio spits out a crooked tune I jaw at the dark in my own living room I slam that door, I shake that frame But the hurt don’t budge and it knows my name [Pre-Chorus] And I know that sound Of the night closing in It gets loud real quick When you don’t walk in [Chorus] When you’re not around When you’re not around I’m a wolf with a chain Draggin’ hard through town When you’re not around When you’re not around This old heart goes mean And the whole world pounds [Bridge] Come back, come back Before I turn to stone Come back, come back I can’t wear this alone The dog won’t sleep The rain won’t quit I keep your ghost And I fight with it [Final Chorus] When you’re not around When you’re not around I’m a wolf with a chain Draggin’ hard through town When you’re not around When you’re not around This old heart goes mean And the whole world pounds When you’re not around When you’re not around I call your name Till the boards all sound
