Last Train Home

Verse 1

Acoustic guitar and voice

Platform nine at a quarter to oneYou're doing the crossword, I'm pretending I'm doneWith a story I'm telling that I've told you beforeJust to keep you on the bench a few minutes more

Pre-Chorus

And the board's flashing "final call"And you're asking "shouldn't you go?"And I'm saying "yeah, I know"

Chorus

But I keep missing the last train homeWatching the lights disappear down the lineI'd sleep on a bench, I'd walk it aloneIf it buys me one more hour of your timeCall me a fool, call me hopeless, I knowBut darling, I'm not sorry, noI keep missing the last train home

Verse 2

I've spent a fortune on taxis I can't affordWalked five miles in the rain in the shoes that you adoredMy mum says "son, just ask her if you can stay"But I'm scared that if I ask, you'll send me on my way

Pre-Chorus

And the board's flashing "final call"And you're asking "shouldn't you go?"And I'm saying "yeah, I know"

Chorus

But I keep missing the last train homeWatching the lights disappear down the lineI'd sleep on a bench, I'd walk it aloneIf it buys me one more hour of your timeCall me a fool, call me hopeless, I knowBut darling, I'm not sorry, noI keep missing the last train home

Bridge

Falsetto, then building to a gritty belt

So tonight I'll say it plainBefore the doors close on this trainI don't want to go homeUnless home is where you areLet me stay, let me stayLet me stay

Final Chorus

Strings, full voice

So I missed the very last train homeWatched the lights disappear down the lineYou took my hand and said "then don't go"And I haven't caught a train home since that nightCall me a fool, call me hopeless, I knowBut darling, I'm not sorry, noI don't need the last train home

Outro

Guitar and voice

Platform nineQuarter to one