Take the Map from Me

Not on the choice I make

Take the map from me

I keep choosing roads that leave

I still brake too early
Where the old bridge bends
Since the night a drunk driver
Took my closest friend
Both hands locked at ten and two
Every exit planned
Before I get too near you
Before I understand
You never touch the wheel
Or tell me to relax
When my coffee starts to shake
You put your palm beneath the cup
Not on the choice I make

I won't call you fearless
I won't pull you through
But if you want another road
I'll ride it next to you

Take the map from me
I know every road away
Teach my feet a road
That doesn't end in my escape
Don't hold me like a prisoner
Leave the leaving up to me
I'm choosing to stay close
So take the map from me

At my sister's wedding
You stood nearest to the door
I didn't ask for dancing
Just left an open floor
When the slow song started
You crossed one tile at a time
Put the car keys in my hand
And left the road to me
I took the long way home
Beneath the jacaranda trees
You slept with your head against the glass
And woke up at the gate to say
"Trust is handing you the map"

Take the map from me

I know every road away
Teach my feet a road
That doesn't end in my escape

You never held me prisoner
You left the leaving up to me
I'm choosing to stay close
So take the map from me

I thought surrender meant
Somebody else would steer
Tonight I gave you the keys
And nothing disappeared

Take the map from me
Fold the old roads out of sight
There are journeys made of staying
There are hands that hold you light
You never held me prisoner
You waited till I chose to be
Right here when morning finds us
Take the map from me

Keys resting in your palm
Both of us still free
Take the map from me