One night

I loved you first, but that turned into just a thing to say

I loved your smile, your laugh, your eyes, your smell,

But not the way you loved me back those days

I say loved like I’m over you, but you know that’s not the truth

Since I was eleven, I’ve been holding on to you

Why do I always think of you when my heart starts to break?

In the silence, I play our song and let the memories ache

“Ho Hey” — you’re living our life

But anyway, how’s your beautiful wife?

I don’t want forever, I know we’re not right

But I’d honestly kill for just one night

One night to fall back into the fire

One night to touch that reckless desire

I don’t want a life with you, I just want to feel alive

For one night

I miss you, and yeah, that’s a little dumb

Maybe I still listen when our song comes on

And I wonder if you ever think of me

Or if “Ho Hey” just plays and you let it be

You’re a ghost in my heart, and you never fade

Every line, every lyric, pulls me back to eighth grade

“Ho Hey” — you’re living our life

But anyway, how’s your beautiful wife?

I don’t want forever, I know we’re not right

But I’d honestly kill for just one night

One night to fall back into the fire

One night to touch that reckless desire

I don’t want a life with you, I just want to feel alive

For one night

You’re the chapter I reread in the dark

The echo still beating under my heart

And even when I swear I’ve moved on

You’re the verse that won’t leave the song

“Ho Hey” — you’re living our life

And she’s lucky, yeah, your beautiful wife

I don’t want forever, I don’t need what’s right

But I’d give my soul for just one night

One night to fall into the fire

One night to burn with old desire

I don’t want a life with you — just to feel alive

For one night

I loved you first — and maybe I always will

It’s just something I try not to feel