[Verse 1] Suitcase open on the bed Old train tickets Cracked screen photos Folded up like little ghosts I kept Late bus home through another stranger’s town Watching my reflection Riding on the window Half here, half breaking down [Chorus] I’m just carrying versions in the rearview Every name I tried on, they’re still here too All the roads I ran from, they run through Every mile I move I’m a little bit old, a little brand new I can’t leave me behind, so I take me with you [Verse 2] Neon numbers on a motel phone Your contact still there But I don’t dare Dial back into what I’ve outgrown Downtown hum under tired shoes I pass our corner Feel that younger me Flinch at every bruise [Chorus] I’m just carrying versions in the rearview Every name I tried on, they’re still here too All the roads I ran from, they run through Every mile I move I’m a little bit old, a little brand new I can’t leave me behind, so I take me with you [Bridge] If I meet you years from now Will you know me by my eyes, somehow? All the cities that I’ve walked through They’re just ways of getting back to you Back to me, to the kid who dreamed Of being anyone at all I’m learning how to let them breathe Not bury them at all [Chorus] I’m still carrying versions in the rearview Every hurt and hallelujah, shining through All the roads I ran from brought me here too Every mile I move I’m a little bit scared, a little more true I can’t leave me behind So I’ll make someone kind From every past me I’m bringing into you
