It's been a long time coming,

And that ain't saying it's yet come to pass.

But, baby, we've been keeping these little fires so long burning,

I don't think I'd be a fool to think that they'd last.

Go on and keep my T-shirts.

Go on and keep my books.

Because each small hope that you give me

Makes up for everything you took.

You can keep my Walker Percy.

You can keep that shirt my brother got that time he saw

the Ramones.

Because just a small piece of your sweet mercy --

That's the dearest thing I've ever owned.

Go on and keep my T-shirts.

Go on and keep my books.

Because each small hope that you give me

Makes up for everything you took.