Stay Till the First Train

[Verse 1] Your paper cup is sweating on the fire escape You drew a crooked smile where the label peeled away You said your sister called, you let it ring twice Then told me every truth has got a price I watched the elevator numbers lose their place You tucked your loose hair back behind your face We made a little room inside a crowded night And for a minute, leaving didn’t feel right [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Don’t make a promise just to calm me down” I said, “I won’t,” and let the quiet hang around One cab rolled past; you didn’t raise your hand Your fingers found mine like they had a plan [Chorus] Stay till the first train, stay till the doors unlock Stay while the whole town turns over the clock You don’t have to tell me where this is going Just don’t let go while the morning starts showing Stay till the first train, stay for a little while I’ll take the truth, even dressed up in a smile If this is all we get, let it be honest Stay till the first train, stay till the first train [Verse 2] Your old blue jacket’s hanging off my kitchen chair A receipt from the corner store is folded in its hair You wrote “call me” on the back in borrowed pen Then crossed it out and wrote it down again I know the way you count the steps to your front door Like one more number might change what came before You said you hate how goodbyes sound like a choice So I stayed quiet, let you keep your voice [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Don’t make a promise just to calm me down” I said, “I won’t,” and let the quiet hang around The sky went pale above the laundromat You leaned your head on me and left it at that [Chorus] Stay till the first train, stay till the doors unlock Stay while the whole town turns over the clock You don’t have to tell me where this is going Just don’t let go while the morning starts showing Stay till the first train, stay for a little while I’ll take the truth, even dressed up in a smile If this is all we get, let it be honest Stay till the first train, stay till the first train [Bridge] Maybe we were never good at easy answers Maybe we were just two tired dancers Trying not to turn a tender thing to blame I won’t ask you to be different when you leave I’ll just ask you not to leave in a hurry Say my name like it still belongs to me [Final Chorus] Stay till the first train, stay till the doors unlock Stay while the whole town turns over the clock You don’t have to tell me where this is going Just don’t let go while the morning starts showing Stay till the first train, stay for a little while I’ll take the truth, even dressed up in a smile If this is all we get, let it be honest Stay till the first train, stay till the first train [Outro] Your paper cup, your jacket on my chair The morning came; you were still there