[Verse 1] You saved me a seat by the window Said, “Come home, we can talk this through” I’ve got my coat on, keys in my hand And a small bright plan I can’t bring to you [Pre-Chorus] You know the shape of my old excuses I know the cost of staying the same If I keep choosing the life that keeps us I’ll lose the one who answers my name [Chorus] I want what I want, and I want you too But the road I need runs straight through you If I turn back, I disappear If I go on, I break what’s dear I want what I want—say it plain, say it true The thing that saves me might undo me and you [Verse 2] Your blue cup’s still by the kitchen sink Your note says, “Call when you get there” I read it twice at the station door Then board the train like I don’t care [Pre-Chorus] You gave me roots, I grew past the garden Now every branch cuts someone below I can’t call leaving a clean beginning When I know exactly what I’m letting go [Chorus] I want what I want, and I want you too But the road I need runs straight through you If I turn back, I disappear If I go on, I break what’s dear I want what I want—say it plain, say it true The thing that saves me might undo me and you [Bridge] Don’t make me noble Don’t make you wrong We both can love and still pull hard In opposite directions I’ll keep your number I’ll learn the miles And hate the part of me that smiles [Final Chorus] I want what I want, and I want you too But the road I need runs straight through you If I turn back, I disappear If I go on, I break what’s dear I want what I want—say it plain, say it true The thing that saves me might undo me and you [Outro] Your blue cup waits by the kitchen sink My train keeps carrying what I couldn’t bring
