Runnin' on Neon

Verse

Last shift under the buzzing sign

Sneakers squeak on the checkout line

I fold your apron, box up the tape

Twelve years of noise down to one small crate

Punch the clock at a quarter to nine

Watch the doors slide shut one final time

The parking lot lights flicker gold and blue

Like the store's waving goodbye to you too

Pre-Chorus

So what do we do with an empty aisle

And a heart that's stuck somewhere in the meanwhile

Do we cry in the car or gun the wheel

Chase the next thing till this stops feeling real

Chorus

We're runnin' on neon, runnin' on neon

Taillights bouncing off the wet street shine

Leavin' don't mean losin', we're just choosin'

A brighter door down the line

Runnin' on neon, runnin' on neon

Every ending's just a green light in disguise

Verse

Name tag in the glovebox, still says Junie

New horizon looks a little loony

But Wilder's laughing shotgun, feet on the dash

Counting up the tips like they're spare cash

Highway signs are blinking like a cash register bell

Every mile's a receipt for the story we'll tell

The old store's shrinking small in the mirror behind

But the sky up ahead's got a whole new sign

Pre-Chorus

So what do we do with a heart half packed

And a rearview mirror we can't look back

Do we hold the wheel or let the wind decide

Chase the next thing till we feel alive

Chorus

We're runnin' on neon, runnin' on neon

Taillights bouncing off the wet street shine

Leavin' don't mean losin', we're just choosin'

A brighter door down the line

Runnin' on neon, runnin' on neon

Every ending's just a green light in disguise

Bridge

Maybe the goodbye was just the spark

Maybe the closing time lit up the dark

I still miss the hum of the fluorescent glow

But I'm learning how to shine on my own

Chorus

We're runnin' on neon, runnin' on neon

Taillights bouncing off the wet street shine

Leavin' don't mean losin', we're just choosin'

A brighter door down the line

Runnin' on neon, runnin' on neon

Every ending's just a green light

Every ending's just a green light in disguise