Lyrics
[verse]
Long ago you left upon a midnight train
Said you'd write to me, but I'm still waiting on the rain
I keep your picture folded in a letter, worn and thin
I play your records over till the needle wears too thin
[verse]
The radio still plays that song we used to share
And every time it does I feel you standing there
The crowds don't know the way you used to hold my hand
Before the lights and stages made you someone else's man
[chorus]
You made a promise on the day you had to leave
This candle's in the window, still I wait and grieve
I miss you, I miss you, I miss you
Won't you come back home again
[verse]
I see your face on posters hanging in the square
I hear your voice on every station in the air
But all I want is quiet evenings, just the two of us
Instead of all this distance and this endless bus
[chorus]
You made a promise on the day you had to leave
This candle's in the window, still I wait and grieve
I miss you, I miss you, I miss you
Won't you come back home again
[bridge]
Loneliness is such a heavy thing to hold
Waiting by the window as the nights turn cold
Still I keep on hoping, keep the porch light on
Maybe one day you'll come walking home at dawn
[chorus]
You made a promise on the day you had to leave
This candle's in the window, still I wait and grieve
I miss you, I miss you, I miss you
Won't you come back home again
