[Verse 1] Small town morning, engine idling in the rain Suitcase packed but something pulling on the chain Streetlight flickers, like it's trying to make me stay Every mile I almost left just fades away Friends voices echoing down the hall Saying "Bro, come on—don’t run at all" Big city dreams were louder yesterday Now they sound so far away [Pre-Chorus] Everybody says you gotta leave to find your name But what if leaving ain't the only way [Chorus] Anywhere but a midnight train Anywhere but running from the pain I don't need those neon lights To tell me I'll be alright I'm standing here, I'm not afraid Of roots that I already made Yeah, I'm finally seeing clear again Anywhere… but a midnight train [Verse 2] Corner diner, same old jukebox hums along Every stranger here still knows my favorite song Used to think this town was holding me too tight Now it feels like home instead of just a fight There's a girl I passed a thousand times before Now she's smiling through the grocery store Funny how the road I tried to leave behind Was the one I had to find [Pre-Chorus] Everybody chasing down a fast-lane fantasy But slow roads look like freedom now to me [Chorus] Anywhere but a midnight train Anywhere but running from the pain I don't need those neon lights To tell me I'll be alright I'm standing here, I'm not afraid Of roots that I already made Yeah, I'm finally seeing clear again Anywhere… but a midnight train [Bridge Dreamtime] Whoa — I was channeling shadows in the dark Whoa — trying to outrun my own heart Whoa — sometimes the place you're meant to go Is the one you never leave at all [Extended Guitar Solo Section] [Final Chorus] Anywhere but a midnight train Anywhere but running from the pain I don't need those neon lights To tell me I'll be alright I'm standing tall, I'm wide awake Right where my second chances wait Yeah, I'm never turning back again Anywhere… but a midnight train [Outro] Small town sunset, engine quiet in the drive Funny how staying made me feel alive No more running, no more chasing what I've been Anywhere… but a midnight train…
