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Paper Maps

[Bridge] I left my shoes by the door Left the keys on the tile Kept one hand on the map And one on my smile If I stay one more night I’ll become the same So I’m cutting the line And I’m calling my name [Verse 1] Packed a shirt and a song In a dented old bag Took the slow road out With a mile for a flag The gas station clerk said “Where you headed, kid?” I said, “Somewhere unknown” And she grinned at it [Verse 2] The bus shook hard Past the fields and rust Past the diner sign And the dust and the dust My phone stayed dark Like it knew the plan I watched the old town fade In my open hand [Pre-Chorus] And I can feel it now Pulling like a tide New name on my mouth New fire in my eyes One more breath Then I’m gone One more step Then I’m on [Chorus] Somewhere new Somewhere new I’m going somewhere new Somewhere new Somewhere new I’m leaving old me too [Bridge] This time I won’t look back At the porch light glow Won’t ask the past If it still wants to go Let the map unfold Let the wind decide If my heart gets lost It gets lost alive [Verse 3] Found a room with a crack In the paint by the bed A little black mark From the last life I led Window open to rain On a market street And nobody here Knows the weight I keep [Verse 4] So I learned the bread And I learned the roads Learned the way my laugh Could loosen my bones Every morning felt Like a first-time start Every little step Was a brand-new part [Pre-Chorus] And I can hear it now Calling from ahead Bare feet on the ground Heavy things unsaid One more breath Then I’m free One more step Set me free [Chorus] Somewhere new Somewhere new I’m going somewhere new Somewhere new Somewhere new I’m leaving old me too [Outro] Let the old house sleep Let the old roads bend I was made to leave And begin again Somewhere new Somewhere new