Airport Shoes

[Verse 1]
Alarm hits hard
One eye, one shoe
Is my passport here?
Did I pack the charger too?
Keys by the bowl
Phone at one percent
I pat every pocket
Like it might make sense

[Pre-Chorus]
Too early looks wrong
Too late feels worse
I'm doing the dance
With a half-zipped curse
I check, then check again
Then check one more time
Please let the clock
Be kind this time

[Chorus]
On the way, on the way
Not too early, not too late
On the way, on the way
Please let me make that gate
On the way, on the way
Heart in my throat, I pray
On the way, on the way
Please let me make that gate

[Verse 2]
Back in the hall
I forgot the snack
Sunglasses on the shelf
Now I'm turning back
Shoelace tight
Bag wheels squeak
Every minute gone
Feels way too cheap

[Pre-Chorus]
Too early looks wrong
Too late feels worse
I'm doing the dance
With a half-zipped curse
I check, then check again
Then check one more time
Please let the clock
Be kind this time

[Chorus]
On the way, on the way
Not too early, not too late
On the way, on the way
Please let me make that gate
On the way, on the way
Heart in my throat, I pray
On the way, on the way
Please let me make that gate

[Bridge]
Then the road opens up
And the panic thins
I watch the numbers fall
As the day begins
One clean breath
Hands on the wheel
I might be stressed
But I’m here for real

[Chorus]
On the way, on the way
Not too early, not too late
On the way, on the way
Please let me make that gate
On the way, on the way
Heart in my throat, I pray
On the way, on the way
Please let me make that gate