Backseat Promises

Lyrics

[Intro] I kept the old key on a chain by the door Not for the lock, just to remember before [Verse 1] Rain found a rhythm on the fire escape I counted every drop like a debt I could pay Small room, cold coffee, plans on the floor I learned what a promise is really for You said, “Don’t disappear when the hard days call” So I wrote your name where the paint had peeled off I was young with a heart full of borrowed advice Trying to turn one wrong turn into something precise [Pre-Chorus] If I bend, I won’t break If I lose, I can make One more step from the pieces I find One more breath, one more try [Chorus] I’m still here, though the night ran long Still got a little bit of light in the song I’ve been low, but I’m learning to rise With the weight in my chest and the truth in my eyes If tomorrow only gives me one mile I’ll walk it slow, but I’ll walk it with a smile I don’t need the whole road drawn out Just enough faith to keep moving now [Verse 2] I saw my reflection in the train window glass Looked like somebody trying to outrun the past Every missed call turned into a wall Every “I’m fine” made the ceiling feel tall But my sister sent a picture of the garden out back Said the first green leaf was pushing through black That tiny thing made a room in my mind For the kind of future I had left behind [Pre-Chorus] If I bend, I won’t break If I lose, I can make One more step from the pieces I find One more breath, one more try [Chorus] I’m still here, though the night ran long Still got a little bit of light in the song I’ve been low, but I’m learning to rise With the weight in my chest and the truth in my eyes If tomorrow only gives me one mile I’ll walk it slow, but I’ll walk it with a smile I don’t need the whole road drawn out Just enough faith to keep moving now [Bridge] I kept the names of the ones I forgave On a folded receipt in the back of a case Not to reopen what time had closed Just to prove I survived what nobody knows And if the blue comes back like a tide I’ll leave one window open inside There’s more than the hurt that made me who I am There’s a pulse in the dark and a plan in my hands [Verse 3] Now the same old block has a different sound The bakery opens, people gather around I still carry scars underneath this coat But they don’t steer the car, they just keep me afloat I called you last Sunday, you answered at last We talked about weather, then talked about the past No perfect ending, no clean parade Just two tired voices and a choice we made [Final Chorus] I’m still here, though the night ran long Still got a little bit of light in the song I’ve been low, but I’m learning to rise With the weight in my chest and the truth in my eyes If tomorrow only gives me one mile I’ll walk it slow, but I’ll walk it with a smile I don’t need the whole road drawn out Just enough faith to keep moving now [Outro] I kept the old key on a chain by the door Now I know what I’m carrying it for Not to return to the life I knew But to open the next one I’m walking into