[Verse 1] Paper bag in my hand Warm bread, cold coins My shoes know this block Better than I do Crossing past the bakery Past the shuttered florist A man folds his ladder Into the dark [Pre-Chorus] And the stairs keep calling Down under my name I hear that soft rush Like rain in a tunnel [Chorus] Take me home, take me home Through the Metro line Take me home, take me home Till the doors align Hold that turn, hold that turn Let the night unwind Take me home, take me home On the Paris line [Verse 2] A scarf on the rail A ticket in my coat Two kids run laughing Around the fare gate I catch my face in glass Beside a tired poster One more stop, one more step Then my street [Pre-Chorus] And the stairs keep calling Down under my name I hear that soft rush Like rain in a tunnel [Chorus] Take me home, take me home Through the Metro line Take me home, take me home Till the doors align Hold that turn, hold that turn Let the night unwind Take me home, take me home On the Paris line [Bridge] Under the tiles Where the city keeps time A violin leaks From a busker’s sleeve I let the day go In a circle of stone Then the platform breathes And I’m almost home [Chorus] Take me home, take me home Through the Metro line Take me home, take me home Till the doors align Hold that turn, hold that turn Let the night unwind Take me home, take me home On the Paris line
