Saltwater Sunrise 5

Verse

Rooftop water tower paints the sky at six a.m.

Steam off the pot like a promise I still own

Bassline from last night bleeds through my shirt sleeves

Salt on my tongue but it's not enough to keep

The clock is ticking and the day won't wait

Radio static hums a different kind of weight

Every goodbye got its own rhythm now

Miles are calling, this small town's too small somehow

Pre-Chorus

So how do I stay when my feet say go

How do I hold on to what I know

Chorus

It's saltwater sunrise breaking through the haze

I'm chasing the light where the day turns gray to blaze

Every mile away from home feels right

Saltwater sunrise, that's my ignition tonight

Verse

Four a.m. coffee shop window turned gold

Strangers turning friends in stories yet untold

Gas station diner booth where the lights are low

Someone's laughter carries farther than I know

I used to hold every sunset close like it was the last one ever

Now I'm learning bigger skies bring their own kind of favor

Every goodbye got a silver lining now

Chasing something bigger than this one small town

Pre-Chorus

So how do I stay when my feet say go

How do I hold on to what I know

Chorus

It's saltwater sunrise breaking through the haze

I'm chasing the light where the day turns gray to blaze

Every mile away from home feels right

Saltwater sunrise, that's my ignition tonight

Bridge

Maybe leaving wasn't running out of love at all

Maybe it was learning what I needed to stand tall

The ocean don't ask you to stay on one shore

It just moves toward the horizon and asks for more

I'll hold this small town soft in my chest

Not as a memory but as fuel for my next rest

Chorus

It's saltwater sunrise breaking through the haze

I'm chasing the light where the day turns gray to blaze

Every mile away from home feels right

Saltwater sunrise, that's my ignition tonight