Written by John Paul Bantigue Corin & The Unfinished (feat. Elsewhere) BMI • IPI/CAE 01366401460 © 2026 John Paul Bantigue ℗ 2026 John Paul Bantigue • JP Bantigue Records jpbbantigue.com In collaboration with Blue and Yellow Diecast Toys blueandyellowtoys.com Quiet before the throttle, count the breath, not the clock Chalk lines on the tarmac, I already know the block Blue paint catching streetlight, yellow cutting through the rain Nobody's watching yet — good, I like it best that way Then the radio crackles, then the high beams turn Somebody's got a reason, somebody's taking a turn I don't need a name for it, I just need the road Blue and yellow, gone before you called it in Blue and yellow, chasing something you won't win They can run the plate all night, they'll find a ghost Split down the middle, gone — I'm already home Every corner's a decision, every second's paid in full They're trained for this pursuit, I was born into the pull Mirrors full of headlights, hands steady on the wheel This isn't panic, this is muscle memory made real Somebody's calling numbers, somebody's checking every plate Run it through the Ledger — good luck, I'm not on that page Blue and yellow, gone before you called it in Blue and yellow, chasing something you won't win They can run the plate all night, they'll find a ghost Split down the middle, gone — I'm already home One corner nearly took me — closer than I show Heart loud for a second, then it's steady again, and go Whoever's back there driving, they're better than the rest But better isn't fast enough tonight Blue and yellow, gone before you called it in Blue and yellow, they'll be telling this one for a while They can run the plate all night, still find a ghost Split down the middle — already gone, already home Somewhere on the scanner, somebody's still asking who Nobody's got an answer. Ledgemont never really does.
