Penn Station Lyrics

Wide shot of hundreds of people running to their train

The cold lights and all the construction

And the patter of an unprojected rain

Now zoom in on a couple of kids

With a tear-filled goodbye

They can't say a word but their wishes

Are all written out in the blacks of their eyes

This was their plan all along

They knew they'd have to be strong

But how could they know 'bout the love that they'd bring

That in just two months, they would change everything

But as she goes onto a train

He is so, so lost in his pain

That he's thinking about buying a ticket

And hopping on board

And as he reads the letter she wrote him

She needs to pour her emotion on her way to Summit

'Cause all the risk was worth the reward, they know

But they can't let go

Of this evergreen sensation

That they left there at Penn Station

Montage of her in her car as she drives back to school

Still shot of him in his bed

Cause he won't be getting up anytime soon

They do all the textbook stuff

Knowing their love was enough

But feeling mature for the choice that they made

As the sun sets on another day

Where they're just afraid that when

He goes off on his own

That he won't remember the tone of their voices together

When they sang all the music they made

And now she'll say that he couldn't hurt her

That she's okay with the premature murder

Of all of the dreams they were too smart to speak into promises

They're accomplices

It's a man-made constellation

That they left there at Penn Station

And every line of every song

Tells them life is too short but each day is too long

It feels like an ending that hopefully has an end

So in the meantime they write about it like it didn't happen to them

So as he tries to grow even more

And as she tries to get back to before

Maybe they'll understand that they're both only running back home

If they take it one day at a time

Then in one day the words will all rhyme

And they'll be back in space with the moon and the stars

And the years that pass

And the years that will last

If they lose their hesitation

If you still want this creation

Then I'll see you at Penn Station