Verse
Six a.m. and the light got in first
No alarm, just the birds and my thirst
Kitchen tile cold under bare feet
Coffee's already brewed, smells sweet
I didn't fight the morning like I do
Whole day laid out, wide open and new
Pre-Chorus
So what do I do with a clear blue hour
No clock to chase, no borrowed power
What happens when the rush lets go
When did I forget I could move this slow
Chorus
I'm waking up on time for once
Sun on the curtains, no one to outrun
Gonna trade the sleep I lost for a little gold and dust
Waking up on time for once
Lace up light, we're dancing tonight
Feet on the gravel under porch string light
Free like a window thrown open wide
Waking up on time for once
Verse
Found my old boots by the kitchen door
Haven't worn them out since I don't know, before
Radio hums something warm and slow
Neighbor's kid laughing down below
I used to run just to beat the clock
Now I'm standing still, letting minutes talk
Pre-Chorus
So what do I do with an evening this wide
No place to be, nothing left to hide
What happens when the noise finally clears
Did I forget I had all these years
Chorus
I'm waking up on time for once
Sun on the curtains, no one to outrun
Gonna trade the sleep I lost for a little gold and dust
Waking up on time for once
Lace up light, we're dancing tonight
Feet on the gravel under porch string light
Free like a window thrown open wide
Waking up on time for once
Bridge
Maybe freedom's just a slower breath
A porch, a song, a good day left
Nowhere to be but exactly here
Nothing to chase but the atmosphere
I let the evening pull me right in
Feel the whole thing starting again
Chorus
I'm waking up on time for once
Sun on the curtains, no one to outrun
Gonna trade the sleep I lost for a little gold and dust
Waking up on time for once
Lace up light, we're dancing tonight
Feet on the gravel under porch string light
Free like a window thrown open wide
Waking up on time, waking up on time
Waking up on time for once
