[Verse 1]
You drew a map on the lecture hall wall
With a coffee-ring moon and a stairwell for home
We took the long way past the old clock tower
While the lunch bells counted down the hour
Your borrowed jacket smelled like rain
My notebook held your crooked name
We said we'd leave when the semester was through
Then the first snow fell and we stayed another year

[Pre-Chorus]
We had five dollars, half a plan
And the whole wide week inside our hands

[Chorus]
We were running late, but we got there together
Cutting through the quad in our mismatched sweaters
Every small goodbye turned into one more night
Every wrong turn somehow felt right
When the final bell rang out, we were still outside
With our hands in the air and our hearts open wide
If those years were a door, we left it ajar
So wherever we go, we know where we are

[Verse 2]
You saved me a seat by the window pane
I saved you a page when you missed the train
We split cold fries on the library steps
Made big promises we haven't kept yet
The basement show shook dust from the beams
We sang every word like it changed everything
Then dawn found us queuing for ordinary coffee
Laughing at nothing, late for philosophy

[Pre-Chorus]
We had five dollars, half a plan
And the whole wide week inside our hands

[Chorus]
We were running late, but we got there together
Cutting through the quad in our mismatched sweaters
Every small goodbye turned into one more night
Every wrong turn somehow felt right
When the final bell rang out, we were still outside
With our hands in the air and our hearts open wide
If those years were a door, we left it ajar
So wherever we go, we know where we are

[Bridge]
Now the paint is peeling by the student door
And the old café doesn't stay open anymore
But I hear your laugh when the train pulls in
And I take that long way around again

[Final Chorus]
We were running late, but we got there together
Cutting through the quad in our mismatched sweaters
Every small goodbye turned into one more night
Every wrong turn somehow felt right
When the final bell rang out, we were still outside
With our hands in the air and our hearts open wide
If those years were a door, we left it ajar
So wherever we go, we know where we are

[Outro]
We know where we are
We know where we are