You Make the Miles

[Verse 1]
You packed the blue cup, left the key
Took the late train past the sea
A map went soft beneath your hand
New names, no one to understand

[Pre-Chorus]
Each wrong turn taught your feet
A kind of truth no room could keep

[Chorus]
Go where the road runs out
Build what you can’t live without
Say your own name, make it ring
Risk the work, begin the thing
The world won’t hand you who to be
You make the miles, you make you free

[Verse 2]
One rented room, a borrowed desk
A first small client, one brave yes
You learned the books, you paid the rent
Found out what your stubborn hours meant

[Pre-Chorus]
No map can tell you what you’re worth
You find it making something work

[Chorus]
Go where the road runs out
Build what you can’t live without
Say your own name, make it ring
Risk the work, begin the thing
The world won’t hand you who to be
You make the miles, you make you free

[Bridge]
When the plan breaks, when the door stays shut
You are more than what you’ve got
Keep your hands on what you choose
Nothing real is yours to lose

[Final Chorus]
Go where the road runs out
Build what you can’t live without
Say your own name, make it ring
Risk the work, begin the thing
See the world, then make your mark
Carry daylight through the dark
You make the miles, you make you free
You make the miles, you make you free

[Outro]
Your own key turns. The door swings wide.