Bag by the Door

[Verse 1]
I packed a box in the hall
Kept my keys by the bowl
One old coat on the chair
And a bag with a broken zipper hole

The floor knows my feet
The walls know my name
But I’m done standing still
In the middle of the same old frame

[Pre-Chorus]
If the door swings open
I’m already halfway there
You can call it running
I call it getting air

[Chorus]
Bag by the door
I can leave now
Bag by the door
I can breathe now
One more zip, one more choice
I hear a new life call my voice
Bag by the door
I can leave now

[Verse 2]
Got a tote from the store
Got a duffel from June
Got a backpack for nights
And a case for a better tune

Every handle I hold
Feels like a train-line spark
Every pocket says go
Every strap points past the dark

[Pre-Chorus]
If the door swings open
I’m already halfway there
You can call it running
I call it getting air

[Chorus]
Bag by the door
I can leave now
Bag by the door
I can breathe now
One more zip, one more choice
I hear a new life call my voice
Bag by the door
I can leave now

[Bridge]
Not because I’m lost
Not because I’m weak
I just kept my future
In the things I keep

So I fold my old days
Small enough to carry
Set it by the exit
Like a prayer I don’t bury

[Chorus]
Bag by the door
I can leave now
Bag by the door
I can breathe now
One more zip, one more choice
I hear a new life call my voice
Bag by the door
I can leave now

[Outro]
If I’m brave, I’ll go
If I’m ready, I’ll know
Bag by the door
And the rest can follow