Gas Station Coffee & Goodbyes

Verse 1 Neon humming in the early light Paper cups and tired eyes Maps folded wrong, hearts half-brave Another stop, another wave The coffee’s thin but it keeps me warm Morning hasn’t picked a form You say my name like you might stay Then smile like you’re already on your way Pre-Chorus Some moments don’t ask to last They just pass Chorus Gas station coffee and goodbyes Words that hang, then drift away Nothing promised, nothing denied Just one more mile to face Gas station coffee and goodbyes Hands let go, then wave somehow We don’t ask the reasons why We just live them now Verse 2 Engines starting, doors shut slow Everyone’s got somewhere else to go A couple laughs, a suitcase sighs Someone else is saying goodbye I used to think leaving meant loss But now I see the hidden cost Of never moving, never trying Never learning how to keep flying Pre-Chorus Some hellos are quick and true Some goodbyes are too Chorus Gas station coffee and goodbyes Words that hang, then drift away Nothing promised, nothing denied Just one more mile to face Gas station coffee and goodbyes Hands let go, then wave somehow We don’t ask the reasons why We just live them now Bridge Maybe love’s not meant to stay In every town along the way Maybe it’s the open hand That understands Instrumental Break (Slide-style electric guitar, steady rhythm, background harmonies humming “mmm”) Final Chorus Gas station coffee and goodbyes Every face a passing song We don’t carry every life But we carry what went wrong Gas station coffee and goodbyes Morning fades, the road knows how We don’t ask the reasons why We just live them now Outro Coffee cooling… Tail lights gone… Rolling on…