[Intro] [Piano And Warm Tenor] I watched the last light leave the lane With six approved departures to my name Your picture tucked behind Form Forty-Two Stamped twice Then stamped to prove the stamps were true [Verse 1] [Controlled Legato] I left G-Earth seventeen minutes soon Which naturally meant I arrived by noon Customs asked my purpose, length and stay Then sent me back because I wrote “away” I signed beneath the eagle twice Declared my coat and travel device They checked my passport, checked it through Then asked who authorized page two By sunset I was finally clear With eleven permits for leaving here And one small customs pin in blue I kept it because it looked like you [Pre-Chorus] [Strings Rising] Distance makes a promise prove What remains when everything can move Though movement may require review And three departments signing too [Chorus] [Full Warm Tenor] I crossed half the galaxy And still came home to you Past every changing constellation And every customs queue I crossed half the galaxy Paid every lawful due There were a million places I could stay And still I came home to you [Verse 2] [Acoustic Guitar And Piano] Cashweek hailed me three times on approach One corporation offered armed escort Another offered not to shoot at all At what I thought a very fair promotional cost I paid the piracy non-interference fee Plus processing, convenience and security The invoice said protection was complete Unless protection met a higher bid that week I stopped at Pretzel on the way For one legendary twist, they say I bought twelve more before departure time Declared eleven One was mine Three suns went down across the farms Salt on my coat and bread beneath my arm I heard your message coming through Take your time I am still here for you [Chorus] [Layered Harmonies] I crossed half the galaxy And still came home to you Past every changing constellation Past every toll I never knew [Bridge] [Stripped Piano] Then Borrowed Time filled half the glass Black holes where sensible people do not pass The navigation screen politely shone And asked if I had reconsidered going on I looked into that wall of light Read “birthdays may vary” twice And thought perhaps half was enough I have never needed love That much [Orchestral Rise] So no I did not cross the other half I am romantic I am not daft [Breakdown] [Soft Tenor] I turned the ship Filed change of course Selected reason Personal choice The system asked for further detail I wrote your name It rejected special characters So I wrote it again [Final Chorus] [Anthemic Orchestral Lift] I crossed half the galaxy And still came home to you Through Cashweek fees and Pretzel crumbs And forms in triplicate too I crossed half the galaxy The safe and documented two Because the other half had far too many black holes And I still came home to you I crossed half the galaxy With every permit coming through Every road did not point home Some charged a toll Some tried to sell me fuel But when the final lane turned blue And G-Earth filled the forward view I knew exactly where I was going Home to you [Outro] [Piano And Soft Harmonies] Passport cleared Customs paid Pretzel crumbs brushed from my sleeve One final form One final stamp One officer who would not let me leave Then the door Then your tired smile Half the galaxy was plenty I came home to you
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