[Verse 1] Suitcase on the scale Heart on the floor Last espresso in a paper cup We’re late for the door You laugh through a tear Say “it’s just a flight” But it feels like we’re walking out On color and light [Chorus] We’re leaving light Leaving love For a cracked-up dream we grew up in Flying back to a torn-up flag And a home that’s wearing thin But five small hearts are waiting Little faces in the window glow I wish we could pack this whole street up And take Italy home [Verse 2] Land of laundry lines And strangers who knew our names Dinner ’til midnight Nobody counting days Now it’s concrete news And sirens in the night But your mom’s at the gate And she’s crying from delight [Chorus] We’re leaving light Leaving love For a cracked-up dream we grew up in Flying back to a torn-up flag And a home that’s wearing thin But five small hearts are waiting Little faces in the window glow I wish we could pack this whole sky up And take Italy home [Bridge] Five kitties on the counter (baby, did they miss us?) Paws on passports Like they’re begging “come with us” I’d trade every postcard And every perfect view To smuggle them back And stay here with you [Chorus] We’re leaving light Leaving love As the city falls small below Flying back to a bruised-up place That’s the only home we know But five small hearts are waiting Chasing shadows on the floor I wish we could pack this whole life up And live Italy once more [Outro] So we land in the dark But we carry that sun Kiss your mom Grab the cats Say “this isn’t done” ’Cause a torn-up country Can still be mended slow If we bring back the light we found And make our own Rome
