465

Verse 1

Quarter after midnight, Keystone in the rain Your coffee cup is rolling underneath the passenger seat again I should’ve thrown it out by now, I should’ve changed the station But your favorite song came on somewhere past the old gas station

There’s a green light up on Allisonville I could turn toward home, but I don’t think I will So I merge left, let the city disappear Funny how it’s easier when I’m moving anywhere but here

Pre-Chorus

I’ve got nowhere I need to be So tonight the road can carry me

Chorus

I’m going ‘round on 465 Passing every exit like I’ve got all night North side, west side, headlights in a line Trying to leave you somewhere on 465 Maybe by the time the morning hits the sky I’ll stop looking for you in the seat on my right I don’t know where I’m going I just know I’m gonna drive ‘Til you’re somewhere behind me On 465

Verse 2

Passed the airport twice now, didn’t even care There’s a plane climbing over me, disappearing into nowhere For a second I imagined buying anywhere it flies Then I laughed because I’m still the girl who hates goodbyes

You always said I think too much when I’m alone Maybe that’s why I still haven’t gone home Your sweatshirt’s in the backseat, your number’s in my phone And every mile keeps asking what I already know

Pre-Chorus

There’s nothing left for us to save But knowing that and leaving aren’t the same

Chorus

So I’m going ‘round on 465 Passing every exit like I’ve got all night South side, east side, headlights in a line Trying to leave you somewhere on 465 Maybe by the time the morning hits the sky I’ll stop looking for you in the seat on my right I don’t know where I’m going I just know I’m gonna drive ‘Til you’re somewhere behind me On 465

Bridge

At 2:13 I almost called Pulled off at an exit, stared at your name Then somebody behind me laid on their horn And for once I was grateful for somebody impatient

I deleted the message Didn’t send anything Turned the car back north And let the silence sing

Final Chorus

One more time around 465 Only now the eastern sky is coming alive Same roads, same city Something feels different this time Maybe I finally left you on 465

And when my exit comes I don’t pass it by No grand revelation No beautiful goodbye Just the porch light in the distance And the first hint of sunrise

I turn the blinker on For the first time tonight And leave you somewhere behind me On 465

Outro

Quarter after sunrise Keystone in my mirror And home getting nearer.