put this on and Outrun the night

Verse

empty seat beside me

the streetlights coming slow

a thing i meant to tell you

before you had to go

Refrain

say it to the night

say what you never said

Verse

so i tell it to the windshield

i tell it to the rain

and the dark just kind of holds it

and i can breathe again

Refrain

say it to the night

say what you never said

Verse

headlights on the ceiling

sweeping down the wall

three a.m. gets to thinking

makes the small things tall

Pre-Chorus

but a car rolls by

and the light lets go

everything that felt so big

turns and goes

Chorus

just the light on the wall

here and gone, that's all

nothing that scares you at night

lasts till the dawn

Verse

i've watched a hundred nights now

cross this quiet floor

and every one goes easy

like the ones before

Pre-Chorus

so a car rolls by

and the light lets go

everything that felt so big

turns and goes

Chorus

just the light on the wall

here and gone, that's all

nothing that scares you at night

lasts till the dawn

Outro

lasts till the dawn

Verse

hey — it's just us now

the streets are almost bare

whatever you left unfinished

it isn't going anywhere

Verse

you've been turning it over

the whole day in your head

every fire you've got to put out —

not a one of them tonight

Verse

so the phone goes face-down

let it buzz, let it wait

there's not a single thing right now

you have to figure out

Pre-Chorus

the yellow lines go by

the hum runs soft and low

the warm coming off the dash

and the road clear all the way home

Chorus

set it down tonight

the morning's strong enough

it can hold your whole tomorrow —

you just drive

Outro

set it down tonight

Chorus

you're home now

you're home now

whatever the night took

the morning gives it back

Verse

streetlights coming slower now, spreading further apart

radio down to a whisper, just a warm voice in the dark

been driving since the heavy hours, hands gone soft on the wheel

whatever i been carrying — out here it stopped feeling real

so i roll the window down, let the cold clean morning in

grey comes up along the edges, where the rose is gonna begin

Chorus

you're home now

you're home now

whatever the night took

the morning gives it back

Verse

last turn onto my street, and the houses are still asleep

pull in slow and cut the engine, let the quiet settle deep

key turns in the door, that little click that means i'm home

kick my shoes off in the hallway, and for once i'm not on the road

put the kettle on for no one, just to hear the kitchen wake

first the grey, then the rose comes through, while the whole soft morning breaks

Chorus

you're home now

you're home now

whatever the night took

the morning gives it back

and look — the sun's coming up

you're home