The Road Through You

[Verse 1]
You saved me a seat by the window
Said, “Come home, we can talk this through”
I’ve got my coat on, keys in my hand
And a small bright plan I can’t bring to you

[Pre-Chorus]
You know the shape of my old excuses
I know the cost of staying the same
If I keep choosing the life that keeps us
I’ll lose the one who answers my name

[Chorus]
I want what I want, and I want you too
But the road I need runs straight through you
If I turn back, I disappear
If I go on, I break what’s dear
I want what I want—say it plain, say it true
The thing that saves me might undo me and you

[Verse 2]
Your blue cup’s still by the kitchen sink
Your note says, “Call when you get there”
I read it twice at the station door
Then board the train like I don’t care

[Pre-Chorus]
You gave me roots, I grew past the garden
Now every branch cuts someone below
I can’t call leaving a clean beginning
When I know exactly what I’m letting go

[Chorus]
I want what I want, and I want you too
But the road I need runs straight through you
If I turn back, I disappear
If I go on, I break what’s dear
I want what I want—say it plain, say it true
The thing that saves me might undo me and you

[Bridge]
Don’t make me noble
Don’t make you wrong
We both can love and still pull hard
In opposite directions
I’ll keep your number
I’ll learn the miles
And hate the part of me that smiles

[Final Chorus]
I want what I want, and I want you too
But the road I need runs straight through you
If I turn back, I disappear
If I go on, I break what’s dear
I want what I want—say it plain, say it true
The thing that saves me might undo me and you

[Outro]
Your blue cup waits by the kitchen sink
My train keeps carrying what I couldn’t bring