The house lights rise, the folding chairs are bare

A paper star is hanging in the air

I take the tape down gently from the wall

And hear your last refrain inside the hall

You knew the words I nearly left behind

You sang them back and helped me keep the time

After the house lights, I can hear you still

Every voice that carried up the hill

고마워, 함께해 줘서

For showing up and singing something real

After the house lights, when the room is clear

The song stays different because you were here

The first show had a dozen names outside

Tonight somebody brought a longer ride

You passed a water bottle down the row

And held a stranger's jacket through the show

After the house lights, I can hear you still

Every voice that carried up the hill

고마워, 함께해 줘서

For showing up and singing something real

After the house lights, when the room is clear

The song stays different because you were here

I cannot know the week that brought you in

The train you took, the place you've lately been

But for an hour we shared a little room

And made a chorus neither sang alone

After the house lights, I can hear you still

Every voice that carried up the hill

고마워, 함께해 줘서

For showing up and singing something real

After the house lights, take this with you too

The next song has a little room for you

I fold the paper star and close the case

Your chorus follows me out of this place