Verse
Salt on my shoulders, your name in the sand
Tide's already pulling the print of your hand
Boardwalk lights flicker like they know what's coming
Engine's warm, radio's low, my heart's still running
You said it's easier this way, both eyes open
Packed up the summer while the words stayed unspoken
Pre-Chorus
So what do we do with the gold in the sky
When the best of the season's about to say goodbye
Do I hold on tighter or learn how to fly
Chorus
I'm gone but I'm golden, I'm loud and I'm leaving
Inside the echo I'm still believing
Every wave that pulls back finds the shore again
So watch me walk out like I already win
Inside the echo, that's where I begin
Verse
Rearview mirror, the pier turns to light
Your jacket still smells like the end of the night
I'm driving through static, the coastline goes quiet
But somewhere ahead there's a sun I can't fight
Every mile I'm shedding the version who stayed
Turning goodbye into gasoline, paved
Pre-Chorus
So what do we do when the good ones move on
Do we chase what we lost or the light coming on
I'm choosing the fire I built to burn strong
Chorus
I'm gone but I'm golden, I'm loud and I'm leaving
Inside the echo I'm still believing
Every wave that pulls back finds the shore again
So watch me walk out like I already win
Inside the echo, that's where I begin
Bridge
Maybe leaving's just a door swung wide
Maybe endings learn to ride
The same wind that scattered every "why"
Straight into a brand new sky
Chorus
I'm gone but I'm golden, I'm loud and I'm leaving
Inside the echo I'm still believing
Every wave that pulls back finds the shore again
So watch me walk out like I already win
Inside the echo, that's where I begin
Inside the echo, I begin
