[Verse 1] Alarm screaming Toast still cold Bus stop empty Phone says “late again” Loose laces Heart in a sprint Saw you laughing By the gate, I tripped You helped me up Ink on your hand “You’re always late” You drew a heart on mine Homeroom buzzing You passed that note Just three words Still stuck in my throat [Chorus] Thought we had forever in the back row First touch, first rush, moving too slow You were my always in a borrowed time spell First time heaven in a high school hell We were writing promises we couldn’t spell Holding onto sunrise in the warning bell Felt like an ending in the opening line Our first time finale, stuck on rewind [Verse 2] Your coat on mine On your bedroom chair Parents gone Music loud, warm air Hands so shaky Laughing through the fear You whispered “stay” Like the world stopped here Lights from the street Painting stripes on skin Every quick breath Pulling me in Thought that a night Could rewrite the year Two kids pretending They were finally clear [Chorus] Thought we had forever in the back row First touch, first rush, moving too slow You were my always in a borrowed time spell First time heaven in a high school hell We were writing promises we couldn’t spell Holding onto sunrise in the warning bell Felt like an ending in the opening line Our first time finale, stuck on rewind [Verse 3] Now I’m late To a life we missed Your name shows up On an old class list Saw your picture With some other face Same small smile In a bigger place I’m on the train Rain on the glass Still taste your joke About “we’ll never last” First love, first fall First time I knew Happy ever after Was never built for two [Chorus] Thought we had forever in the back row First touch, first rush, moving too slow You were my always in a borrowed time spell First time heaven in a high school hell We were writing promises we couldn’t spell Holding onto sunrise in the warning bell Felt like an ending in the opening line Our first time finale, stuck on rewind [Bridge] Late for class Late for signs Early to the fire Late to the goodbye Every bell that rings Sounds like you call my name Our first time finale Still playing in the frame Our “First Time Finale” The start and end the same
