[Verse 1]
Got your hand on the wheel
Mine on the console
Sun in your hair
Dust on the front roll
Two cheap drinks
And a half tank left
You said "take the long way"
So I did, no stress
[Pre-Chorus]
We passed the boardwalk
Passed the bait shop
You laughed like summer
Said "let's not stop"
Pulled up to the sand
By the cedar fence
One little look
And it all made sense
[Chorus]
Tailgate sunset, you and me
Bare feet hanging by the deep blue sea
Tailgate sunset, close and slow
Kiss me now before the sky says so
Tailgate sunset, hold me tight
We don't need nothing but this tonight
(hey, hey)
Tailgate sunset
[Verse 2]
I dropped the gate
We climbed on back
Old truck bed
With the paint all cracked
You leaned on me
Like you knew the place
I traced your smile
In the orange haze
[Pre-Chorus]
The waves kept talking
Way down low
You said this moment
Move too slow
I pulled you in
And the whole world went
Just a tailgate and a sky
And a heart that bent
[Chorus]
Tailgate sunset, you and me
Bare feet hanging by the deep blue sea
Tailgate sunset, close and slow
Kiss me now before the sky says so
Tailgate sunset, hold me tight
We don't need nothing but this tonight
(hey, hey)
Tailgate sunset
[Bridge]
When the first star glowed
You whispered my name
Said "every road with you
Feels like home, babe"
I laughed and told you
"Stay right here"
Then your kiss hit me
Like the weekend
[Chorus]
Tailgate sunset, you and me
Bare feet hanging by the deep blue sea
Tailgate sunset, close and slow
Kiss me now before the sky says so
Tailgate sunset, hold me tight
We don't need nothing but this tonight
(hey, hey)
Tailgate sunset
[Outro]
Just you, just me
And the sea breeze sound
Tailgate sunset
Don't let it go now
Tailgate sunset
We found our gold out here