The Weight of the Suitcase

[Intro]
[Verse]
Locked the glass door tight
Fluorescents humming in the night
Suitcase hiding near my feet
Thinking 'bout a different street
Maps are folded in the side
Nowhere left for me to hide
[Pre-Chorus]
The rain is drawing lines
Reading all the neon signs
My heart is beating fast
Wondering if this breath is last
[Chorus]
Oh, the highway's calling loud
Far away from every cloud
But I'm tethered to the floor
Staring at the closing door
Do I run or do I stay?
Watch the ghosts all fade away
[Post-Chorus]
(Do I stay?)
(Do I go?)
I really don't know
I really don't know
[Verse]
You're coughing in that room
Wrapped in shadows and in gloom
We haven't talked in years
Now I'm drowning in your fears
The medicine is on the shelf
I can't even help myself
[Pre-Chorus]
Shadows on the dusty wall
Waiting for the sky to fall
My heart is beating fast
Wondering if this breath is last
[Chorus]
Oh, the highway's calling loud
Far away from every cloud
But I'm tethered to the floor
Staring at the closing door
Do I run or do I stay?
Watch the ghosts all fade away
[Bridge]
Chipped ceramic on the rack
No way of going back
Faded tees and dusty lace
I can't look you in the face
The resentment starts to grow
But I simply cannot go
[Hook]
I hate that I care
I hate that you're there
I hate this cold air
It's never been fair
[Verse]
The bus leaves at four
I'm leaning on the counter door
Your fever's getting high
Underneath this heavy sky
I pack the dreams away
For another rainy day
[Chorus]
Oh, the highway's calling loud
Far away from every cloud
But I'm tethered to the floor
Staring at the closing door
Do I run or do I stay?
Watch the ghosts all fade away
[Outro]