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Airport kiosk blinking yellow
Boarding group six in my hand
I keep joking I deserve first
With a suitcase I can barely stand
I watch the lounge door like a movie
Act like I don't care at all
Then an older man drops his passport
And half his papers by the wall

Upgrade Pending, still walking like I belong
Upgrade Pending, I can wait a little long
The seat changed after I stopped chasing it
Upgrade Pending, funny how life does that

Gate agent calls my name later
Says there's a better seat
Turns out the man I helped was traveling
With a family that needed three
He switched his place to keep them together
I get the window by surprise
I laugh at all the fake first-class poses
I practiced while standing in line

I wanted the symbol more than comfort
Wanted proof before I flew
The seat changed after I stopped chasing it
That paper boarding-group number stayed with me

Upgrade Pending, window full of sky
Upgrade Pending, I'm good tonight
The seat changed after I stopped chasing it
Upgrade Pending, takeoff feels all right

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