**The Last Train Home** [Verse 1] Club door bangs. My ears still ring. A blue wristband snaps against my skin. I miss one stair. I catch the rail. Down below, the train exhales. [Pre-Chorus] A closing chime. I take the steps. The doors slide shut behind my back. [Chorus] Last train home. The windows drum. The rails flash white. The wheels dig in. Last train home. I close my eyes. [Band cuts out] Ho-o-ome. [Beat returns] The carriage jumps. I laugh this time. [Verse 2] An old man drums on a grocery sack. I tap the seat. He taps it back. A girl looks up. She knows the beat. Three tired strangers move their feet. [Pre-Chorus] The tunnel bends. The lights go thin. The man stops first. I keep tapping. [Chorus] Last train home. The windows drum. The rails flash white. The wheels dig in. Last train home. I close my eyes. [Band cuts out] Ho-o-ome. [Beat returns] The carriage jumps. I laugh this time. [Bridge] I pull the wristband. It snaps in two. Blue ink stays across my thumb. The train slows down. I reach my stop. My foot hits stone. My fingers drum. [Final Chorus] Last train home. The windows drum. The rails flash white. The wheels dig in. Last train home. I close my eyes. [Band cuts out] Ho-o-ome. [Full band returns] The doors slide wide. I take the stairs. My fingers drum all the way up.
