[Verse 1] Carolina mornings came in gray and slow Five days working from home, nowhere new to go I thought I’d find my footing, thought I’d make it work But every week felt heavier, every day a little worse [Pre-Chorus] I needed rooms to learn in, faces I could know A chance to grow by doing, but it never came along And little by little, it changed the life we knew I hate that what I couldn’t find came between me and you [Chorus] I miss you, miss the cats curled up at night Miss our little family, the way it felt just right But out here in the West, I’m finding my way back There’s a piece of me returning that I thought I’d lost back there I hope New England holds you like California’s holding me I’m sorry for the miles, and glad we’re both where we can breathe [Verse 2] I felt like a shell of who I used to be Smiling through the video calls, nowhere I could really see I wanted work that stretched me, people at my side Instead I watched the weeks roll past and kept it all inside [Verse 3] I didn’t plan on days that blurred from room to room Or watching something precious wear down in the quiet gloom You deserved the whole of me; I know I wasn’t there I wish I’d found the words before the distance filled the air [Chorus] I miss you, miss the cats curled up at night Miss our little family, the way it felt just right But out here in the West, I’m finding my way back There’s a piece of me returning that I thought I’d lost back there I hope New England holds you like California’s holding me I’m sorry for the miles, and glad we’re both where we can breathe [Bridge] Maybe home can mean two places, two different kinds of blue You’ve got the salt air and old roads; I’ve got the open view I’ll keep the good we made, no matter where we land And wish you mornings that feel easy, with your life back in your hands [Final Chorus] I miss you, miss the cats curled up at night Miss our little family, and all the small things right But out here in the West, I’m feeling like myself Not the shell I was in Carolina, not somebody else I hope New England holds you like California’s holding me I’m grateful for the love we had, and glad we’re both where we can breathe [Outro] You take the autumn colors, I’ll take this western sky Still wishing you the best, wherever your roads may wind
