Transient

I learned each place
By the length of a lease
Boxes marked "bedroom"
Packed fast in a week
New names, new streets
Same habit of leavin'
A sincere hello
Then early retreating'

I pack what I need
I keep it aligned
I count every bond
By days left behind

I'm transient
My time's limited
I'm transient
Half committed

You want me forever
But forever can end

I'm easy to know
Strangers want to meet me
I'm quick with a laugh
Quick to agree-he
I'm never too close
Never too deep
You ask where I'm from
My answer's incomplete

I'm self-contained
I keep it concise
I learned how to love
Without asking the price.

I'm transient
My time's limited
I'm transient
Half committed

You'll love me forever
But forever can end

There's a kid in my chest naming exits again
Shoes by the door, counting backwards from ten
Learned every room by the fastest escape
Marking the distance with measuring tape
I called it control for most of my life
I long to commit for more than tonight

I'm transient
Brief attachment
I'm transient
Fashionably absent

I won't say forever
I'll say for now