You folded wings from math homework night
Creased sharp beneath the kitchen light
Tossed it hard toward the brick wall top
Watched it stall and gently drop
Cobblestones caught the frozen nose
Winter rain makes paper show
Ink bleeds brown like iron stain
No meter running, no gain
Rusted wings on alley floor
You don't fly here anymore
Snow covers what the wheels ignore
Rusted wings on alley floor
Meter's off, the engine cold
Stories left turn stiff and old
Passenger seat holds the ghost
Of the kid who mattered most
Rusted wings on alley floor
You don't fly here anymore
Snow covers what the wheels ignore
Rusted wings on alley floor
Steering wheel feels loose and light
Dawn breaks gray on windshield white
Every street a memory map
You drive on, wings in your lap
Radio plays a static song
Blocks are long where you belong
Paper plane turns dark and deep
Promises you could not keep
Wipers swipe the morning grime
Clocking out on borrowed time
Leave the plane where children played
Rust is just the price you paid
Rusted wings on alley floor
You don't fly here anymore
Snow covers what the wheels ignore
Just rusted wings on alley floor
Engine sighs, the shift is done
Paper wings meet morning sun
