Midnight Crosswalk

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[Verse 1]
Half past ten
Train still late
Coffee in a paper cup
Cool air on the metal gate

Shoelace drag
Old coat swing
Street vendor humming
Like he’s making the subway sing

[Chorus]
Midnight crosswalk
Green light
Slow talk
We move in crooked lines
But it all still feels on time
Midnight crosswalk
You step
I side-walk
Every wrong turn still aligns
Baby
You’re my favorite sign

[Verse 2]
Taxi flash
Cab door slam
You laugh at the passing blur
Say
“Nothing goes the way we plan”

Your hand taps
On my sleeve
Syncs to the rumble
I don’t want you to ever leave

[Chorus]
Midnight crosswalk
Green light
Slow talk
We move in crooked lines
But it all still feels on time
Midnight crosswalk
You step
I side-walk
Every wrong turn still aligns
Baby
You’re my favorite sign

[Bridge]
You spin on the painted stripes (hey!)
Little dance in the city glow
Who cares if the map ain’t right
If our rhythm says where to go

[Chorus]
Midnight crosswalk
Green light
Slow talk
We move in crooked lines
But it all still feels on time
Midnight crosswalk
You step
I side-walk
Every wrong turn still aligns
Baby
You’re my favorite sign