Baggage Claim

arrive or depart?

as i pull up i try to tell them apart

who else is leaving to find another place to run away?

goodbyes and warm remarks cut short

by the rush to embark

it seems you're always called to leave

after you choose to stay

eight hours til a dreaded or hopeful start

eight days til a broken or mended heart

but time and date only matter until you're at the gate

new surroundings won't change your insides

only finding trouble when you're looking for joyrides

miles in the air, but still staring at your shoes

cause taking off takes your baggage with you

you owe it to yourself to decompress

realize the pain is part of the process

enjoy the dream before you're woken up by the alarm

sure, you've got a place to rest

sure, you've got a place to get undressed

but i don't think this escape

did as much good as it did you harm

eight days didn't clear your head

eight hours til you're back in bed

the escape is a temporary great

that sure has lost its charm

new surroundings won't change your insides

only finding trouble when you're looking for joyrides

miles in the air, but still staring at your shoes

cause taking off takes your baggage with you

all the words we left unsaid

still keep collecting lint inside our jacket pockets

trying to think of things to say i won't regret

but i'll still see them again

all my problems, all my friends

can't seem to think of all the ways to write the end

i'll just repeat myself again

i think i need to drop the pen