Let It Burn Slow

Yeah…

I know this won’t last forever

But tonight feels like forever, you know?

Just you, me, the lake, and the end of the world

Pulled up late with the windows down

Half a bottle gone and we’re nowhere bound

Smoke in the air, moonlight on your face

You laugh like the pain ain’t got no place

You said, “Let’s run from everything we hate”

Lit a fire by the water just to burn the weight

We’re too young to feel this old

But your touch still makes me cold

So let’s drive by the lake one more time

Pour another drink, pretend we’re fine

I know this love won’t ever stay

But I’d kill to live this night again someday

Ashes in the breeze, stars in your hair

Say you’ll miss me like you really care

We’re just ghosts in a temporary flame

But damn, I’d do it all again

You wore my hoodie, I felt alive

You said “Forever,” but we both lied

Stuck in the moment, and I don’t mind

Cuz real love don’t check the time

Tires on gravel, headlights blur

Slurring secrets we never heard

Fell asleep on your shoulder in the backseat heat

With the fire still burning down by our feet

So let’s drive by the lake one more time

Pour another drink, pretend we’re fine

I know this love won’t ever stay

But I’d kill to live this night again someday

Ashes in the breeze, stars in your hair

Say you’ll miss me like you really care

We’re just ghosts in a temporary flame

But damn, I’d do it all again

And when you’re gone, I’ll still hear your laugh

Echo by the fire, playing back the past

If love’s just a dream, let me sleep through the crash

Cuz tonight felt too good not to last

One more night by the lake, just you and me

Burn it all down, set the sadness free

I know it ends, but I’ll pretend

That this is where we begin again