(Verse 1) I’ve never been outside this place Same four blocks, same mistakes Every year I say I’ll go But I stay broke and move too slow Friends post pics from far away I just save 'em, then scroll away Said I’d leave by twenty-three Now it’s just another dream (Pre-Chorus) I tell myself it’s not too late But I can’t outrun this state (Chorus) If I ever got the chance to leave Just one time to really breathe I'd step outside this life I know Let the world finally show See the ocean for the first time Feel the sand under my feet See the lights over Tokyo See the cliffs fall into the sea When I’m too tired to fall asleep I'd look around and feel like me For the first time in my whole life That I hold onto when I’m alone Like I finally made it home A world I’ve never known (Verse 2) I’ve never walked through city lights Never felt peace on quiet nights Never stared at stars abroad Just looked up from a parking lot I’ve watched my plans just fade away Kept ‘em close, but they won’t stay Told myself I’d leave one day But it always slips away (Pre-Chorus) I paint escapes inside my head But they all fade out instead (Chorus) If I ever got the chance to leave Just one time to really breathe I'd step outside this life I know Let the world finally show See the ocean for the first time Feel the sand under my feet See the lights over Tokyo See the cliffs fall into the sea When I’m too tired to fall asleep I'd look around and feel like me For the first time in my whole life That I hold onto when I’m alone Like I finally made it home A world I’ve never known (Bridge) Maybe Paris, maybe Rome Maybe somewhere I could be alone Maybe somewhere far from here Where I don’t disappear I’d leave my name and all my fears And stay gone for a couple years (Chorus) If I ever got the chance to leave Just one time to really breathe I'd step outside this life I know Let the world finally show See the ocean for the first time Feel the sand under my feet See the lights over Tokyo See the cliffs fall into the sea When I’m too tired to fall asleep I'd look around and feel like me For the first time in my whole life That I hold onto when I’m alone Like I finally made it home A world I’ve never known
