Verse 1
Met her out front of that neon sign,
Friday night, ten past nine,
She’s five-foot-nothing, black hair fallin’ down,
Smiles like she knows every secret in town.
Said, “I ain’t hungry,” yeah she always lies,
Windows down, stars in her eyes,
Pulled into a place with a buzzing light,
Didn’t know then it’d steal our night.
Pre-Chorus
Radio low, just talkin’ ‘bout nothin’,
Laughin’ too hard, foam on my cuff,
Said, “Just one more round, then we’ll head back home,”
But time had plans we didn’t know.
Chorus
Yeah we got carried away by the clock on the dash,
Warm beer sittin’ there, but we didn’t mind that,
Parked by the river, just killin’ the hours,
Moon hangin’ low like it knew our vows,
Short girl, black hair, head on my chest,
Said, “We should go,” but we never did yet,
Went out for a beer, but we stayed for the night,
Got carried away by time.
Verse 2
She talked ‘bout dreams she never says out loud,
I traced her name on the fogged-up glass,
Streetlight glow on her coffee-brown eyes,
Every second movin’ way too fast.
She stole my hoodie, smelled like hops and rain,
Said she’d keep it ‘til I asked again,
Clock hit midnight, then half past two,
Funny how hours disappear with you.
Pre-Chorus
She said, “You ever wish nights could stay?”
I said, “Girl, this one might just obey.”
Chorus
Yeah we got carried away by the clock on the dash,
Warm beer sittin’ there, but we didn’t mind that,
Parked by the river, just killin’ the hours,
Moon hangin’ low like it knew our vows,
Short girl, black hair, head on my chest,
Said, “We should go,” but we never did yet,
Went out for a beer, but we stayed for the night,
Got carried away by time.
Bridge
Sun started peekin’ over county lines,
She laughed and said, “Man, we lost our minds,”
If every day could feel this right,
I’d lose track of time every night.
Final Chorus
Yeah we got carried away by a moment that stayed,
Two cold beers and a wordless faith,
No big plans, just a borrowed sky,
Her hand in mine, watchin’ stars go by,
Short girl, black hair, heart beatin’ slow,
If that’s forever, then I already know,
We went out for a beer, but I found my sign,
Gettin’ carried away by time.
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