Next City

[Verse 1] Packed my bag by the door Laptop, charger, pressed shirt Seven-thirty on the platform Your voice still on my shirt Coffee in a paper cup Receipt folded in my pocket New town across the line Same tie, same little faucet [Pre-Chorus] I’m counting stops, counting names Glass in the window, my face One more meeting, one more badge Then I’m halfway back to your place [Chorus] Next city, same suit Next city, same boots I say my name at the desk Then I come back to you Next city, same room Next city, same view I sign my line, close the file Then I come back to you (come back to you) [Verse 2] Badge flips once at the lobby Elevator smells like rain They talk in bullet points and deadlines I nod and write it again Lunch by the river blocks Paper bag, plastic fork I watch the buses roll by And miss your laugh in the door [Pre-Chorus] I’m counting calls, counting hours Watching the sky change its clothes One more slide, one more handshake Then I’m on that ride home [Chorus] Next city, same suit Next city, same boots I say my name at the desk Then I come back to you Next city, same room Next city, same view I sign my line, close the file Then I come back to you (come back to you) [Bridge] Window seat, blurred fields Phone on low battery A text from you, two words “Don’t rush me, just breathe” The train leans into the bend And the map gets small I’m only gone for the day But you feel like my call [Chorus] Next city, same suit Next city, same boots I say my name at the desk Then I come back to you Next city, same room Next city, same view I sign my line, close the file Then I come back to you (come back to you) [Outro] Neighboring town, borrowed time Briefcase, key, and a little shine By nightfall I’m back in your light Back in your light