[Verse 1] Boarding pass folded in my coat Seat 18A, a paper boat Clouds peel back like pages turning Somewhere below, the rivers are burning A kid counts fields through oval glass A cart rolls by, the moments pass I keep collecting borrowed views And little lives I’ll never choose [Pre-Chorus] A hundred miles of almost-known Each window frames a world alone [Chorus] Aisle seat to infinity, carry me through Past a thousand little worlds I never knew Kick, turn, stumble—then we’re airborne again Strangers trading small goodbyes between the bends Aisle seat to infinity, mile after mile A whole life passing by in a half-second smile [Verse 2] A woman sleeps with her book held wide Two paper cups sway side to side A mountain flashes, then it’s gone The cabin hums and the day moves on Someone laughs at a message received Someone watches the coastline recede I’m traveling far, but what stays with me Is the brief, bright ordinary [Pre-Chorus] A hundred miles of almost-known Each window frames a world alone [Chorus] Aisle seat to infinity, carry me through Past a thousand little worlds I never knew Kick, turn, stumble—then we’re airborne again Strangers trading small goodbyes between the bends Aisle seat to infinity, mile after mile A whole life passing by in a half-second smile [Bridge] No map can hold the passing faces No clock can keep these borrowed places A tiny wave, a shared refrain Then clouds close up and we’re gone again [Final Chorus] Aisle seat to infinity, carry me through Past a thousand little worlds I never knew Kick, turn, stumble—then we’re airborne again Strangers trading small goodbyes between the bends Aisle seat to infinity, mile after mile A whole life passing by in a half-second smile [Outro] Between the cart and the clouds above I watch the world—and call it enough
