Waking Up on Time for Once

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