I Love Seattle

Intro

Soft rain on my jacket, uh-huh

Steam rising from a paper cup (oh)

Ferry horn, come on, come on

I love Seattle, I love Seattle

Verse

Morning spill on the market, neon-free and bright (mm)

Old men tossin' fish like they're throwing up the light

Streetcar rattles, guitar down on the corner

Warm hands on cold glass, I find you there, I swear

You laugh at the skyline with the Needle in your eyes

Mount Rainier holds the sun like a secret prize

We walk past the murals and the record-store glow

You hum a song I used to know (used to know)

Pre-chorus

Grey becomes a story when you say my name (say my name)

Rain writes our verses on the windowpane (on the pane)

Coffee steam and confessions, yeah, we're wide awake

Hold me close through the drizzle, don't let the moment break

Chorus

I love Seattle, I love Seattle (I love, I love)

Ferry horns and film at midnight, I love Seattle (oh-oh)

I love the way you make the rain feel gentle, I love Seattle

I love Seattle, I love Seattle (I love, I love)

Verse

Night porch light on the alley, chai and vinyl spins

Busker under the overpass, singing about new things

Pigeons and poets, and a thousand small goodbyes

But in the hush between the drops, your voice is loud and kind

We chase the neon-free café, we swap our worn-out maps

Find a bench by the Sound and trace the skyline gaps

Your jacket smells like cedar from the trees along the trail

I fold my hands in your warmth and let the rain exhale

Pre-chorus

Every corner holds a memory of how we came (how we came)

City murmurs turn to chorus when I call your name (call your name)

Sidewalks shimmer, streetlamps blink like distant flames

Stay with me, through drizzle, through the slow refrain

Chorus

I love Seattle, I love Seattle (I love, I love)

Ferry horns and film at midnight, I love Seattle (oh-oh)

I love the way you make the rain feel gentle, I love Seattle

I love Seattle, I love Seattle (I love, I love)

Bridge

Under the Needle, we spin slow, spin slow (spin slow)

Harbor lights, a heartbeat — not the kind they told us so (uh-huh)

We talk about getting older and staying young in ways that glow

Say the city's ours in small, stubborn phrases — let it grow (let it grow)

Chorus

I love Seattle, I love Seattle (I love, I love)

Ferry horns and film at midnight, I love Seattle (oh-oh)

I love the way you make the rain feel gentle, I love Seattle

I love Seattle, I love Seattle (I love, I love)

Outro

Steam on the window, your hand in mine (in mine)

Ferry horn fading, the skyline lines (the lines)

I love Seattle — yeah, I love Seattle (mm)

I love Seattle (I love, I love)