[Verse 1]
Duffel by the door
Orders on the table
You laugh through the checklist
Say
“We’re young
We’re able”
Cheap beer in the kitchen
Name tags on the floor
We dance like it’s the last time
Like we’ve done this all before
[Chorus]
Last night before the flight
We hold each other way too tight
Swear we’re coming back alive
Shouting to the flashing lights
From the barracks to the sky
New scars
New rank
New goodbyes
We toast the ones who paid the price
Last night before the flight
[Verse 2]
Sand inside my laces
Ghosts in every frame
We call each other family
But we never say their names
Promotion in my pocket
Weight on every stripe
I smile for the photo
Then I drink all through the night
[Chorus]
Last night before the flight
We hold each other way too tight
Swear we’re coming back alive
Shouting to the flashing lights
From the barracks to the sky
New scars
New rank
New goodbyes
We toast the ones who paid the price
Last night before the flight
[Bridge]
[Beat strips back
Vocal and kick only]
Roll call in my head (oh)
Voices I still hear
I raise my glass to empty chairs
Like they’re standing here
[Chorus]
Last night before the flight
We hold each other way too tight
Swear we’re coming back alive
Shouting to the flashing lights
From the barracks to the sky
New scars
New rank
New goodbyes
We toast the ones who paid the price
Last night before the flight