Stay Out Too Late?
by CJ Frei
Lyrics
Verse 1
It's only nine...
We've got nowhere to be.
The stars just clocked in,
Why are you looking at me?
You said,
"We should probably head home..."
...
Cute idea.
Pre-Chorus
One more laugh.
One more street.
One more place
We didn't mean to see.
Chorus
Stay out late?
...
No.
Never.
The night's too young,
We're getting better.
One more drive,
One more town,
One more song
With the windows down.
Tomorrow can
Wait its turn.
Tonight's still got
A little magic to burn.
Verse 2
Gas light's glowing...
That's optimism.
Phone says two percent...
We'll survive somehow.
You keep saying,
"We've gotta be responsible."
I keep hearing...
"We've got time."
Pre-Chorus
Nobody ever says,
"Remember that night
We went home early?"
Exactly.
Chorus
Stay out late?
...
No.
Never.
Let's miss one exit,
Catch one sunrise.
Take the road
With no good reason.
Sometimes
That's the best reason.
Bridge
The diner sign's still on.
The coffee's fresh.
The jukebox still works.
Sounds like the universe
Voted for "not yet."
Final Chorus
Stay out late?
...
No.
Never.
We'll laugh
Until our voices give out.
We'll sing
Until the radio quits.
We'll wave
At strangers,
Count shooting stars,
And swear
This was the best night yet.
Stay out late?
...
Absolutely not.
...
Five more minutes.
Outro
Okay...
Five more.
...
We're terrible
At going home.
And honestly...
I wouldn't have it
Any other way.