Great Expectation

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I kept the map inside the kitchen drawer Beside a list of things I couldn't afford The kettle clicked, the morning missed its cue I read the same old line and thought of you [Pre-Chorus] You said the door was never locked I just mistook the fear for a wall [Chorus] Great expectations, folded in my coat A little torn at the edges, but they still keep me warm I don't need a promise carved in stone Just one honest reason to keep moving on If the road gets wider than I know I'll take the next step and let the rest unfold [Verse 2] The bus pulled out beneath a silver sky I watched the familiar buildings pass me by No grand goodbye, no trumpet at the gate Just my name written crooked on a train [Pre-Chorus] The world was louder than my doubt And somehow I could hear it now [Chorus] Great expectations, folded in my coat A little torn at the edges, but they still keep me warm I don't need a promise carved in stone Just one honest reason to keep moving on If the road gets wider than I know I'll take the next step and let the rest unfold [Bridge] Maybe courage is a quiet thing A borrowed pen, a key, a trembling hand Maybe all the futures I imagined Were waiting for the smallest yes I had [Final Chorus] Great expectations, rising with the smoke From the cup between my palms as the sleeping town awoke I don't need the ending to be known I can build a doorway from the ground beneath my own And if the road gets wider than I know I'll take the next step and let the rest unfold I'll take the next step and let the rest unfold [Outro] The map is still inside the drawer But I don't need it like before