Rain slides across the taxi window
Red lights blur into gold
A pharmacy sign repeats itself
In the glass beside my face
The driver turns onto riverside
The city softens at the edges

A traffic light turns green
Then disappears behind the rain
Everything keeps moving
Without rushing anywhere

Rain on the taxi window
Makes every street look new
Some goodbyes leave quietly
Without asking to be true
Sometimes kindness looks like distance
In the rearview mirror

Your jacket stayed on the chair
Until last week
A coffee cup sat by the sink
Long after it was needed
Now only the rain travels with me
From block to block

We could have stayed
And called it love
We could have stayed
And slowly disappeared
Not every door closes loudly
Some simply drift shut

Rain on the taxi window
Makes every street look new
Some goodbyes leave quietly
Without asking to be true
Sometimes kindness looks like distance
In the rearview mirror

The taxi stops at a red light
The rain gathers on the glass
And carries the city away