[Verse 1]

Jesse, come home

There's a hole in the bed

Where we slept

Now it's growing cold

Hey Jesse, your face

In the place where we lay

By the hearth, all apart

It hangs on my heart

[Chorus]

And I'm keeping the light on the stairs

No, I'm not scared—I wait for you

Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home

[Verse 2]

Jesse, the floors and the boards

Recalling your steps

And I remember, too

All the pictures are fading

And shaded in grey

But I still set a place

On the table at noon

[Chorus]

And I'm keeping the light on the stairs

No, I'm not scared—I wait for you

Hey Jesse, it's lonely, come home

[Verse 3]

Jesse, the spread on the bed

Is like when you left

And I've kept it for you

And all the blues and the greens

Have been recently cleaned

And are seemingly new

Hey Jess, me and you

[Chorus]

We'll swallow the light on the stairs

We'll fix up my hair and sleep unaware

Hey Jesse, I'm lonely, come home