(Train whistle with building harmonies and weaving counterpoint lines) [Verse 1] She knew it at the station, something felt off But the platform was cold and the door was close at hand The seats were warm and the coffee was hot So she told herself she'd figure out a plan With every stop that passed, she watched the meter climb Said "just one more town, just one more mile" But the doubt had started doing overtime And the face she wore felt less and less worthwhile [Pre-Chorus] You can feel it in your bones when the track runs wrong And that doubt compounds like interest the longer you hold on [Chorus] The longer you stay on the wrong train The more you're gonna pay to find your way back home Every mile's a debt, every stop's a chain And the fare keeps rising the further that you roam Oh, you've been riding, riding, riding on the wrong train Counting the cost of all those stations rolling by The longer you stay, the more you feel the strain And home starts feeling like a distant lullaby [instrumental break] [Verse 2] She stayed in that life 'til she forgot her name Answering to someone else's design Kept telling herself that it was all the same But now her morning coffee bore the taste of slow decline And the mirror started showing her a stranger's face Someone who'd worn herself down in someone else's shoes Now she's buying back the years at double price Carrying the debt of a life she didn't choose [Pre-Chorus] You can feel it in your bones when the track runs wrong And that doubt compounds like interest the longer you hold on [Chorus] The longer you stay on the wrong train The more you're gonna pay to find your way back home Every mile's a debt, every stop's a chain And the fare keeps rising the further that you roam Oh, you've been riding, riding, riding on the wrong train Counting the cost of all those stations rolling by The longer you stay, the more you feel the strain And home starts feeling like a distant lullaby [Bridge] (Pull the cord) Pull the cord It doesn't matter where you are It doesn't matter how far gone — The next stop is still cheaper than the one after that (Pull the cord!) The ticket is sunk cost now, not a reason to hold on (Pull the cord!) You don't need to know the whole route home Just know there's no wrong stop when you're stepping off a wrong train [Final Chorus - key change, inversion] The longer you stay on the wrong train The more you're gonna pay to find your way back home Every mile's a debt, every stop's a chain But the fare stops rising the moment that you're gone Yeah, you've been riding, riding, riding on the wrong train But you've finally stopped pretending this is where you should be The longer you stay, the more you feel the strain So pull that cord — whatever the exit fee [Outro - building, then stripping back to just voice and one guitar] Every mile, every mile Costs more than the last Every mile, every mile You're buying back your past Get off, get off, get off the wrong train Get off, get off — Come home. Come home.
