We Left the City Behind

Verse

Car door clicks, last cigarette glow — alright, alright

Maps fold (fold), pockets full of pockets, we shove the city out of sight (out of sight)

Tires whisper on the overpass — shh, shh, hum-hum, uh-huh

Radio catches one old song, we sing the chorus wrong (wrong, wrong) — yeah

Street signs wave like tired hands, the skyline breathes and shrinks (shrinks)

You laugh, I laugh, we stash the deadlines in the glovebox (come on, come on)

Engine counts down, headlights blink—whoa-oh, we go

Verse

Gravel greets us with a clap — clap-clap, welcome, welcome

Headlamps dip, tents pop like secrets (pop), ropes snap (snap), camp kicks in

Pine smells like a promise, dew like silver coins — na-na, na-na

Marshmallow smoke writes our names in the night (names, names) — sticky, sweet

Frogs keep time, a distant truck coughs and then forgets us (forget, forget)

You pass the lantern, I pass the grin — uh-huh, yeah, hold tight

We trade the city for an open breath, for sky that never lies

Chorus

We left the city behind — we left the city behind (we left, we left)

We trade the honk for a crackle, the rush for a heartbeat (beat-beat)

We left the city behind — we left the city behind (let's go, let's go)

Na-na, oh-oh, come, come to me (come, come), around the fire we keep (keep, keep)

We left the city behind — we left the city behind (we left, we left)

Say it soft, say it loud, say it like a vow — yeah, yeah, yeah