Five Minutes from Now

I’m a mess, did I overdress
My GPS won’t work inside this tunnel
Clearly I can see, my tanks on E
Hopefully that’s all it needs to stomp this rumbling
‘Cause I’ve been waiting for this day
Never thought it would come
And I’ve driven all this way
Still it would be so easy to turn and run, but...

Five minutes from now I’ll walk through the door
And everything will be so much better than before
Five minutes from now I’ll walk on in
And we’ll begin again

I scrounge between the seats
For coins to feed the meter
Can’t touch the cost of a cup
Of coffee, don’t much like the taste either
So I take a breath and push the door
Even though it clearly says to pull
And I take a step and then some more
Thankfully, the tables aren’t all full, ‘cause...

Five minutes from now, you’ll walk through the door
And everything will be so much better than before
Five minutes form now you’ll walk on in
And we’ll begin again

Business slows down, and I look around
Tasting the sound of the barrista’s stare
The sweat on my neck must look just like regret
And you’re not here yet, but I don’t care
‘Cause I’ve been waiting for six years
Hoping you would someday call
I’m sure we’ve both grown up a lot
You may not recognize me at all, but...

 Five minutes from now, you’ll walk through the door
And everything will be so much better than before
Five minutes form now you’ll walk on in
And we’ll begin again

Twenty minutes ago, you had said on the phone
That no, no, for sure I’d see your face
Another twenty or so, again I look at my phone
And I know, yeah I know, but what if I’ve the wrong place
I remember back to the day
Back when we were so damn young
Since then, you’ve pulled far away
I spent this whole time wondering what I’ve done, but...

Five minutes from now, if you walk through the door
I know everything will be so much better than before
Five minutes from now, if you walk on in
Then we’ll begin again

I’m not scared to admit that I know what this is
Biting my chapped lips, maybe I should call you
They’ll be closin’ down soon, I’m just takin’ up room
Was this plan always doom to fall through
How much longer can I stay
I don’t wanna text you too many times
I just hope that you’re okay
No need for a piece of my peace of mind, ‘cause

Five minutes from now, they’ll be locking the door
And everything won’t be so much better than before
Five minutes from now, they’ll probably kick me out
I don’t wanna think about

You said you’d be there for me always
No one ever means that
I’ll love you till my dying day
Don’t know how to take that back
I really wish I could have looked you in the eyes
But I confess, I’m not really the least bit surprised

Five minutes ago, I walked out the door
I think it’s gonna be much different than before
Five minutes ago, you never came
You should know for you I would have stayed

Five minutes ago, I got in my car
And I got as far as I need to be
Five minutes ago, I got the sense
To begin again