[Verse 1] The last train comes at ten past one The carriage opens, I step on Every seat is warm to touch Like someone just got up The conductor tips his cap Says “right on time” I haven’t shown my ticket yet I haven’t said a word [Pre-Chorus] Every face is one I almost know A scarf my mother used to knit A laugh I haven’t heard since school Nobody turns to look at me [Chorus] Nobody’s getting off Nobody’s getting off The stations slide by with no names And the wheels just keep their time Nobody’s getting off Nobody’s getting off I could pull the cord, I guess But I like it here [Verse 2] I ask the man across from me Where this line ends up He says he got on for one stop A long, long time ago The ticket in my hand is blank Except tonight’s date A small hole punched right through it Where my name should be [Pre-Chorus] A woman by the window hums A song I wrote at nineteen I never played it for a soul She knows every word [Chorus] Nobody’s getting off Nobody’s getting off The stations slide by with no names And the wheels just keep their time Nobody’s getting off Nobody’s getting off I could pull the cord, I guess But I like it here [Bridge] I reach up for the cord, it’s painted over Pencil underneath says “not that far” The lights dip low, then settle And the rhythm finds its pace I don’t need a map Just need the next one I don’t need a map Just need to see the dawn [Final Chorus] Nobody’s getting off Nobody’s getting off The stations slide by with no names And the wheels just keep their time Nobody’s getting off Nobody’s getting off I fold my hands, take the empty seat Somebody saved it for me
