Last Train Laughing

Badge in a box, shoes full of rain
I missed the train and found my name

They fired me under fluorescent lights
At five forty-six by the copier glass
"Not the right fit," in a borrowed voice
While my badge went cold in a plastic bag
I packed a mug and a dying desk plant
Walked past the break-room birthday cake
With my name still written on it in blue
And I laughed before the sky could break

The platform board said last train gone
My phone gave up on one percent
I stood there broke, late, unemployed
And felt the cage start losing rent

Last train laughing
I laughed at the last train
The job took my badge, not my breath
I missed the train and found my name

Oh-oh, found my name (found my name)
Last train laughing (in the rain)

Hiding badly in the rain

The vending machine ate my last two dollars
Then flashed "enjoy your night"
My boss texted "wishing you the best"
Like best could pay the rent on time
A woman closing the corner bakery
Handed me one broken roll
Said, "Take it, baby, night is long
And losing work ain't losing soul"

The night didn't crown me brave
No angel held a glowing sign
Just platform lights and second chances
Hiding badly in the rain

Last train laughing
I laughed at the last train
The job took my badge, not my breath
I missed the train and found my name

I won't pretend I'm fearless
I might wake up scared at dawn
But the safe thing wasn't saving me
It only knew my chair
Some exits look like failure
Till the rain gives back your spine

Last train laughing
I laughed at the last train
The job took my badge, not my breath
I missed the train and found my name
I am not the thing they took from me
I'm more than what they paid

First train rolled back into town
And I didn't have to catch it