(Verse 1)
Seven o’clock, Bandit off shift
Seven-oh-nine and we let it rip
I-40 stretch, beams locked tight
Peg to peg on a Friday night
Pulled in Brackins ’round eight p.m.
Downtown Maryville glowin’ then
Little brick bar I never knew
Funny how life circles you
Wolf outside like “there he is”
Dapped him up — simple bliss
Pool balls crack, jukebox low
Whole room paused when we hit that door
Whitey late but we didn’t mind
Brotherhood don’t punch no time
Crown Apple doubles, line ’em neat
Clink, tap bottom — clean sweep
(Hook)
You ever have a night like that?
City lights and we ain’t lookin’ back
Laugh so hard your ribs feel cracked
Cold ride home but it’s worth all that
Red light glow, pipes too loud
Four grown men actin’ proud
No big plan, just where we at
You ever have a night like that?
(Verse 2)
Bummin’ smokes off Whitey steady
He ran dry — said “y’all ain’t ready”
Said let’s hit Weigel’s down the way
But first let’s wake this block today
Fired mine up, Shadow growled
Bandit’s Intruder shook the crowd
Rev for rev, just bein’ dumb
Red light holdin’ traffic up
He said, “Bowser… don’t turn fast.”
I look back — patrol car parked.
Just starin’, like paperwork math
Killed the switch, mouthed “my bad.”
He rolled off — we lost control
Bent over laughin’ in the road
Whole sidewalk heard that crack
Looked completely irrational
Winter stiff but we leaned it low
Metal kissed that asphalt slow
Bandit sparks like Fourth of July
Chrome throw fire when he rolled it high
I scraped curb just a touch
Enough to feel it — not too much
City blocks couldn’t hold that sound
Four old souls just clownin’ around
(Outro)
Brackins doors shut three a.m.
Helmets on, no big amen
Tail lights fade, highway hum
Cold wind cut but we still numb
Rolled in close to three at home
Garage light glowin’ low
Sat there still with helmet on
Let that whole night soak
Next mornin’ group chat buzzed
“Hell of a time.”
“Man, I needed that.”
We didn’t win nothin’
Didn’t change the world
But for a few cold hours
Life felt simple again
(Hook)
You ever have a night like that?
Where time moves slow but it moves real fast
Cold ride home, heart intact
Knowin’ you won’t always get nights like that
Red light glow, pipes too loud
Laughin’ free in a small-town crowd
No big plan, no map, no track
Sometimes you just need a night like that.
AFTERLIFE
