Wait at the Light

Wait at the Light

Crosswalk counting down from twelve
You are walking fast away
I'm halfway through an apology
Trying to fit a year in what is left to say
Cars hold still, signal flashing
I run because I hate goodbye
Then I hear how desperate speed sounds
When somebody has already asked for time

Wait at the Light, don't make this a sprint
Wait at the Light, let me say what I mean
I need your free yes, not a version boxed in
Wait at the Light, give the truth a minute

Wait at the Light
Wait at the Light

We end up on the median
Traffic moving both ways around
You say this can't be fixed
In the ten seconds before the next green sounds
So I stop selling forever
Stop promising everything at once
Ask what one honest next step
Would feel like something we both want

Wait at the Light, don't make this a sprint
Wait at the Light, let me say what I mean
I need your free yes, not a version boxed in
Wait at the Light, give the truth a minute

Urgency isn't devotion
Running does not make me right
I need your free yes, not a version boxed in
That blinking pedestrian countdown held the answer

Wait at the Light, if you want to stay
Wait at the Light, if not, I'll make way
I need your free yes, not a version boxed in
Wait at the Light, one honest minute

Wait at the Light