Verse 1
Gas station sign cuts off the sun
Fuel pump humming where our words are done
You're checking every map you've ever seen
I'm trying to hold on to what was said
Coffee stains like freckles on your wrist
We both know that this road's been a lie
I don't want tomorrow, I just want tonight
Pre-Chorus
What if we could keep the sky open?
Keep the engine running till the dawn
Could you take my hand and walk me backwards?
Into all of the colors leaving us torn
What if every exit led to home?
Would you drive on until the night became one
One long slow burn with no place to go
And nothing left but where we are, and gold
Chorus
Say hold on to whatever light is left
Hold on to it like a fire in your chest
Keep it burning till the highway ends
Keep it burning till our hands find each other again
Let the engine die with every sunset
Let the whole of me be just where you begin
We'll ride this one out into the morning dew
Holding onto the light that's made for you
Verse 2
Dusty mirror catching the brake lights
Ponytailed girls in a diner booth tonight
You're counting down the miles until we don't move
I'm counting every second that we prove
The neon sign is flickering half-asleep
We've been running since the stars gave up their keep
Every engine sputter means one more night
Means I get to stay right here, and it's alright
Pre-Chorus
What if we could keep the sky open?
Keep the engine running till the dawn
Could you take my hand and walk me backwards?
Into all of the colors leaving us torn
What if every exit led to home?
Would you drive on until the night became one
One long slow burn with no place to go
And nothing left but where we are, and gold
Chorus
Say hold on to whatever light is left
Hold on to it like a fire in your chest
Keep it burning till the highway ends
Keep it burning till our hands find each other again
Let the engine die with every sunset
Let the whole of me be just where you begin
We'll ride this one out into the morning dew
Holding onto the light that's made for you
Bridge
You say 'I don't know what tomorrow brings
I say I'm happy right here, where we sing
Every map is just a map to pretend
But tonight you're not pretending with me, no friend
So hold on tight while the headlights cut thin
Hold on until there's nothing left but us, and this skin
Chorus
Say hold on to whatever light is left
Hold on to it like a fire in your chest
Keep it burning till the highway ends
Keep it burning till our hands find each other again
Let the engine die with every sunset
Let the whole of me be just where you begin
We'll ride this one out into the morning dew
Holding onto the light that's made for you
