[Verse 1] I fall asleep with the book face down A little rain ticks the window frame Then I’m awake in a town I’ve never found And everyone there knows another name [Pre-Chorus] You take my hand by the station stairs We miss our train and don’t even care [Chorus] In the other life, I’m right beside you Taking the long way, wherever it goes In the other life, I get to know you A thousand firsts before morning comes I wake up, I wake up Still holding the dream in my hands [Verse 2] I’m sailing out past a paper moon With a crew who laugh like old friends do Then I’m in a kitchen, dancing with you While bread turns gold and the kettle sings through [Pre-Chorus] We make a home from a borrowed key You say, “Stay awhile,” and I almost believe [Chorus] In the other life, I’m right beside you Taking the long way, wherever it goes In the other life, I get to know you A thousand firsts before morning comes I wake up, I wake up Still holding the dream in my hands [Bridge] Maybe every road I didn’t take Is somewhere waiting when I close my eyes Maybe every love I couldn’t keep Finds me for a moment in the night [Final Chorus] In the other life, I’m right beside you Taking the long way, wherever it goes In the other life, I get to know you A thousand firsts before morning comes I wake up, I wake up Still holding the dream in my hands [Outro] The room is still, the morning starts But you came with me, tucked in my heart
