[Verse 1]
Cold rail
Under my hands
Coffee in a paper cup
Breath making tiny clouds

You’re gone
Sun’s coming up
Taxi horns under my feet
Sky pulling off its dust

[Chorus]
I’m on the rooftop at first light
Heart breaking in a soft way
Sad
But I’m staying
To watch the city wake

I’m on the rooftop at first light
Tear tracks starting to fade
It hurts
But I’m staying
To watch the city wake

[Verse 2]
Phones buzz
I let them ring
Windows flicker on and off
Like everybody’s thinking

Your name
In every sound
Distant train and barking dog
All of it calming down

[Chorus]
I’m on the rooftop at first light
Heart breaking in a soft way
Sad
But I’m staying
To watch the city wake

I’m on the rooftop at first light
Tear tracks starting to fade
It hurts
But I’m staying
To watch the city wake

[Bridge]
Maybe this is how
Letting go begins (oh)
Quiet as the smoke
Curling from my lips

I’m not okay
But I’m not afraid
If I can stand here once
I can stand here again

[Chorus]
I’m on the rooftop at first light
Heart breaking in a soft way
Sad
But I’m staying
To watch the city wake

I’m on the rooftop at first light
Tear tracks starting to fade
It hurts
But I’m staying
To watch the city wake