Long Line Blues

[Verse 1]
Sun on my neck
Ticket in my hand
The gate is a mile away
And we barely stand

Little kid crying
Shoes full of dust
The roller coaster screams
But we’re stuck in the rust

I got a map
That means nothing now
We keep inching forward
Somehow, somehow

[Pre-Chorus]
One step, two step
Then the rope moves back
The line does a curve
Like it knows my plan

[Chorus]
Long line, long line
You always find me first
Long line, long line
You make the hunger worse
I came for the ride
I came for the taste
But I’m still in the same old place
Long line, long line
You always find me first

[Verse 2]
At the burger spot
The menu glows
I can smell the fries
Through the velvet slow

Napkins stacked up
Trays waiting still
I keep checking doors
Like they’re gonna fill

My friend says “almost”
For the fourth time now
We got cold drinks gone
And no table somehow

[Pre-Chorus]
One name called
Then twelve more wait
I smile at the host
Like that changes fate

[Chorus]
Long line, long line
You always find me first
Long line, long line
You make the hunger worse
I came for the ride
I came for the taste
But I’m still in the same old place
Long line, long line
You always find me first

[Bridge]
DMV, shoe store
Pharmacy too
Everywhere I go
There’s a wait for you

I learn the floor tiles
I learn my place
I learn how to move
At a snail’s pace

[Final Chorus]
Long line, long line
You always find me first
Long line, long line
You make the hunger worse
I came for the ride
I came for the taste
But I’m still in the same old place
Long line, long line
You always find me first

Long line, long line
I guess I’m built for this
Long line, long line
Waiting in the mix