One Stop Too Far

The train doors closed beneath the city glow

You looked outside and watched the stations go

I said your name but the tunnel swallowed sound

One missed stop and silence gathered round

I should have spoken when the lights turned blue

I should have reached across the sea too

The rails kept singing underneath the ground

While all the words I needed stayed unwound

We all want to stop too far from where we plan to be

Two quiet hearts beneath the red night city

I am sorry for the distance in my eyes

For letting all our small tomorrows pass us by

If you will stay, I will walk the long way home

And learn to say the things I should have known

We climbed the stairs into a cooling rain

The empty street repeated every train

You held your coat against the evening air

I held an apology but left it there

The traffic shimmered silver on the road

You carried half the weight I never showed

I heard the question trembling in your breath

And wished my pride had missed the train as well

We all want to stop too far from where we planned to be

Two white hearts beneath a midnight city

I am sorry for the distance in my eyes

For letting all our small tomorrows cast us by

If you will stay, I will walk the long way home

And learn to say the things I should have known

Maybe love is not a perfect rule

Maybe it is turning when we both feel lost

Maybe every wrong direction leaves a door

And every quiet sorry means a little more

So take my hand beneath the station sign

I will miss no moment if you give me time

We are one stop too far from where we planned to be

Two quiet hearts beneath a midnight city

I am sorry for the distance in my eyes

For letting all our small tomorrows pass us by

If you will stay, I will walk a long way home

And learn to say the things I should have known

The next dream comes

But we do not get apart

You say my name

And I finally say yours

One missed stop beneath the fading lights

Still we find our way home tonight