[Verse 1] I kept the map folded in my coat Past the turn where the ferries go Some other name on a paper cup Some other door I never opened up [Pre-Chorus] I can still picture those almost-days A dozen lives in a hallway haze But they don't breathe, they don't call me home They're just roads I didn't roam [Chorus] I am here—on the uneven ground Missed those trains, but I stayed around All those selves I couldn't become Made room for this one, this one I am here—let the old roads close This is the hand that I hold the most Every choice left a mark I can see And this life is still choosing me [Verse 2] The late bus sighs by the corner store I buy warm bread, then I walk one block more Your laugh comes through from the kitchen light And the small things fit me right [Pre-Chorus] I don't need to settle every score Or meet the person I was before I can thank the doors I passed on by And let this hour be mine [Chorus] I am here—on the uneven ground Missed those trains, but I stayed around All those selves I couldn't become Made room for this one, this one I am here—let the old roads close This is the hand that I hold the most Every choice left a mark I can see And this life is still choosing me [Bridge] If I had gone, I might have lost The quiet table, the winter walks No perfect answer waits ahead Just this warm room, this life I've led [Final Chorus] I am here—on the uneven ground Missed those trains, but I stayed around All those selves I couldn't become Made room for this one, this one I am here—and I can let it be The unchosen lives can rest with me Every turn brought me back to see This life is enough for me [Outro] The kettle clicks; the evening settles I stay, and let the present hold me
