Paper Train

[Verse 1]
I found your note on the sill
Folded up like a map
Coffee ring on the page
And a city in the scrap

Your name on the corner
Like you wrote it in a rush
I kept it in my pocket
Like a lucky little touch

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the day leans in
And I lean back
One more step
Then I’m on that track

[Chorus]
Paper train, take me there
Paper train, don’t stop now
Paper train, I’m halfway home
With your name on my mouth
Paper train, take me there
Paper train, roll me through
If I’m lost in the noise
I still come back to you

[Verse 2]
The fare was a dime and a dream
And the window shook blue
I watched the fields go by
Just to get back to you

My hands were stained with time
From the work and the wait
But I held that little note
Like a ticket at the gate

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the night leans in
And I lean back
One more step
Then I’m on that track

[Chorus]
Paper train, take me there
Paper train, don’t stop now
Paper train, I’m halfway home
With your name on my mouth
Paper train, take me there
Paper train, roll me through
If I’m lost in the noise
I still come back to you

[Bridge]
If the road gets wild
And the sky turns rough
I’ll follow that crease
Till I’ve had enough
Then your hand in mine
Like a switch that’s thrown
And the whole long ride
Feels like home

[Chorus]
Paper train, take me there
Paper train, don’t stop now
Paper train, I’m halfway home
With your name on my mouth
Paper train, take me there
Paper train, roll me through
If I’m lost in the noise
I still come back to you