Song · Amen Anyway
Leave a Little Mess
“Leave a Little Mess” is track 14 on Rob Matare's African Gospel album Amen Anyway, released November 3, 2026. Praise before the answer arrives. African gospel for midnight prayers and Sunday mornings, from "New Mercies" to the Swahili testimony "Bwana Ni Mwaminifu" and the Zulu thanksgiving "Ngiyabonga Ngabo".
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“Leave a Little Mess” lyrics
Your coffee ring is on the table
Your novel's open on the chair
I used to wipe the house to nothing
Now I like the proof you're there
You apologize for staying
Like you're taking up my air
Leave a little mess
Leave your coat beside mine
Leave a little mess
Let this house look alive
I bought a second ugly coffee cup
You said they didn't match
I said neither do our schedules
But we find a way round that
Now your laugh comes through the hallway
And I leave the dishes stacked
Leave a little mess
Leave your coat beside mine
Leave a little mess
Let this house look alive
I kept every room so perfect
No one knew where they could sit
Then you left a book wide open
And I finally lived in it
Leave a little mess
Leave your coat beside mine
Leave a little mess
Let this house look alive
Leave a little mess
I'll make room for it
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Amen Anyway
- 1New Mercies3:09
- 2Amen Anyway3:25
- 3Sunday Shoes Dancing3:16
- 4Clap Your Burden Down3:36
- 5Still Got My Praise2:26
- 6Hata Hapa3:16
- 7Pardon D'abord2:58
- 8One More Sunrise3:25
- 9Bring the Glory Round4:43
- 10Joy Come Early4:07
- 11Red Dust4:06
- 12One Pulse3:20
- 13Come Through the Crowd5:09
- 15Born Again in You3:18
- 16The Art of Staying3:17
- 17THE ROPE STILL HOLDS3:08
- 18Bwana Ni Mwaminifu4:06
- 19Ngiyabonga Ngabo4:06
- 20Umoya Wakho3:35
- 21Mercy Beat Me Home4:50
- 22Set Me Down Gently6:16
- 23Benediction Road5:42
- 24Hum Me Home4:44
Previews provided courtesy of iTunes. 