Rain on a New Window

Verse 1

The rain back home was warm and slow,

it followed me on the train window glass.

I packed my coat with the smell of the river,

and a key that opens nothing here at last.

Chorus

So let it fall on this new window,

let it drum till the streetlights wake.

I am small in a city of umbrellas,

but I am learning how to stay.

No one knows my name in this hallway,

still I hang my scarf by the door.

Verse 2

My suitcase wheels still hum from the platform,

I set it down beside the bed.

The kettle steams, the cup is chipped,

and the tea smells like somewhere instead.

Chorus

So let it fall on this new window,

let it drum till the streetlights wake.

I am small in a city of umbrellas,

but I am learning how to stay.

The bus route is not my street yet,

but I walk it slow and I learn the names.

Bridge

Home is a place I carry folded,

in my pocket, like a paper map.

Final Chorus

So let it fall, I don't mind the weather,

let it wash the dust off the pane.

I am small in a city of umbrellas,

but I am learning how to stay.

And when the morning finds this window,

I will know it by its rain.

Outro

Mm, learning how to stay,

learning how to stay.