Lyric

Blue-before-dawn on the platform line

Coffee in a can, ticket in my mind

Your station name on the overhead sign

Every passing train feels like a warning sign

If I don’t move now, I’ll never move at all

First train, last chance, I can hear it call

First train, last chance, I’m running down the track

Every step I take says I won’t turn back

Heartbeat skanking with the whistle’s cry

If I reach your platform, I won’t say goodbye

Sneakers hitting puddles from the midnight rain

Crumbled little letter burning up my brain

Practiced every line till the words got thin

Still I’m scared to death just to begin

If I let this go, I’ll never get it back

First train, last chance, I’m jumping on the tracks

First train, last chance, I’m racing with the dawn

Streetlights fading as the sky turns on

Horn lines shouting like they know your name

If I find your eyes, nothing stays the same

Doors slide open, and the world stands still

Every skank beat fights against my will

If I fall short, I’ll regret this night

So I sing your name till it feels like light

First train, last chance, I’m running out of night

Every doubt I had’s falling out of sight

If I reach your arms when the day breaks through

I’ll shout “I love you” till the sky turns blue

First train, last chance, I’m never letting go

Every offbeat step says I need you so

If my voice cracks under sunrise glow

I’ll just laugh and cry and let the feelings show

First train, last chance fading into blue

Empty platform echoing the thought of you

I’ll keep on running till the daylight’s through

If the tracks lead nowhere, I’ll still run to you