[Verse 1] Eleven thirty-eight, the platform shines with rain, the 11:40 waits, its doors open wide. You came to see me off — you came the same as always: quiet, standing by my side. Three months of sorry burning in my chest, two little words I never learned to say. The whistle blows — I don't get on today. I watch the minute hand just slip away. [Chorus] All for you — I let the 11:40 go, I watched the red lights fade into the rain. Ticket in my pocket, your hand in my coat — I'd rather miss this train than lose you again. I let the 11:40 go, I let the 11:40 go — some goodbyes are said by staying. [Verse 2] Late July, I threw a word like a stone, it cracked the kitchen quiet into two. You left your key, you wouldn't take the phone — and that sorry's way overdue. [Chorus] All for you — I let the 11:40 go, I watched the red lights fade into the rain. Ticket in my pocket, your hand in my coat — I'd rather miss this train than lose you again. I let the 11:40 go, I let the 11:40 go — some goodbyes are said by staying. [Bridge] Here's what nobody tells you about being late: sorry gets heavier the longer that you wait. You don't miss a train — you let it go. I tore my ticket clean in two. [Final Chorus] All for you — we let the 11:40 go, we watched the red lights fade into the rain. My ticket torn, your hand inside my coat — we'd rather miss this train than lose us again. We let the 11:40 go, we let the 11:40 go — some goodbyes are said by staying.
