Baby I Ain't from Nowhere

I'm a moth, You're a flame
I'm a song without a name
But you love to sing it
You were there when it was written

You've got rapture in your eyes
I've got nowhere left to hide
Your broken howl splits the night
And I've been bitten

I thought I needed information
Turns out I needed time
But if you want an explanation

Don't ask me where I'm from
Baby I ain't from nowhere
Baby I ain't from nowhere

30 states
That's a hell of a first date
Dollar menu, and a diet coke for breakfast

Off the map, off the chain
Like we figured out the game
We walked a line between
Adventuresome and reckless

You mentioned that you owed some back rent
So I said that ain't home
You sweetly teased me for my accent, girl

Don't ask me where I'm from
Baby I ain't from nowhere
Baby I ain't from nowhere

Home's a place I couldn't find
With maps or reminiscing
And even if I search my mind
It's just a memory gone missing

There's no compass that can lead you back to
Some place you've never seen
But every time I'm looking at you
Well damn, a boy can dream

I found a basement room to rent
I was awkward with your friends
I got wasted on the night I met your parents

I worked hard to earn my keep
Out of bed while you lay sleeping
Hangin' gypsum as a carpenter's apprentice

And though I didn't see it comin'
I feel like I belong
But even if I give up running

Can't ask me where I'm from -
Baby I ain't from nowhere
Baby I ain't from nowhere

Time is cheap, love is long
You found names for all my songs
At your alter
I surrendered all my anguish

We built temples out of joy
When they handed us a boy
With a voice so loud
I learned another language

Now every city that we stroll through
Just seems to lead me home
Remember all those years I told you

Don't ask me where I'm from
Baby I ain't from nowhere
Baby I ain't from nowhere