I’m still here in Baltimore, clocking overtime,
Rowhouses watching me grind for the day
Brick and harbor, salt in the wind,
Like the city keeps saying, don’t drift away
You’re waking up in Liverpool rain,
Steel-gray skies and the river by the docks
Different hours, same stubborn hope,
Two cities daring us not to fold
So I love you across the ocean,
Across the miles and the midnight calls
Baltimore’s teaching me patience,
Liverpool’s calling when I’m through with it all
We’re building something in distance,
Every hard goodbye has a goal
This city’s shaping the man I’ll be,
So I can cross that water and come home
Baltimore keeps tapping my shoulder,
Says stay sharp, stay ready, don’t stall
In the bars and the busted sidewalks,
I hear your laugh in the rise and fall
Every dock feels like a promise,
Every paycheck feels like a key
This city’s rough but it means it kindly,
Like it knows what you are to me
So I love you across the ocean,
Across the miles and the midnight calls
Baltimore’s teaching me patience,
Liverpool’s calling when I’m through with it all
We’re building something in distance,
Every hard goodbye has a goal
This city’s shaping the man I’ll be,
So I can cross that water and come home
One day I’ll trade these harbor lights
For brick and rain on your street
I’ll thank this town for the push it gave,
For not letting my fear take the lead
Baltimore helped me become someone
Who knows what forever costs
Liverpool, I’m coming ready now—
Not lost, not waiting, not anymore
So I love you across the ocean,
Through the work, the weeks, the doubt
Baltimore got me moving forward,
Liverpool’s where we figure it out
We survived the space between us,
Every mile just proved our truth
Two cities helped us learn the way,
But the destination’s always you
Kaimanguy
