Neon Drive

[Intro] (Neon hum fades in, soft tape crackle, distant beat) [Verse 1] Summer asphalt sticks to my scuffed white shoes Neon pink bleeds through the screen door’s chipped blue Your laugh hit my ear like a soda can pop We snuck past the bouncer, your hand in my pocket Clock above the bar ticks a lopsided rhyme You said “stay till dawn” but your eyes said “sometime” [Chorus] Heartbeat, heartbeat, lost in the midnight Heartbeat, heartbeat, where’d you hide? Dance floor’s empty, the jukebox spits static Heartbeat, heartbeat, I’m still automatic [Verse 2] I traced the crack in the wall where your name was carved Your cherry lip gloss left a stain on my sleeve’s dark We spun till the lights turned a sickly green gray You said “I gotta go” and you ran through the alley I kicked a beer can, it clattered down three brick steps The air smelled like rain and your cheap cigarette [Chorus] Heartbeat, heartbeat, lost in the midnight Heartbeat, heartbeat, where’d you hide? Dance floor’s empty, the jukebox spits static Heartbeat, heartbeat, I’m still automatic [Bridge] I sat on the curb, my jeans stuck to the wet concrete A car passed by, blaring that song you used to repeat I counted the stars till my eyes burned out Wondered if you’re somewhere, your feet on a new crowd [Outro] Neon dies down, the beat fades to a murmur Heartbeat, heartbeat, just a faint stir