Shadows on the Dashboard 2 (Version 2)

Verse

Dashboard clock still says the hour's right

Barely breathing in this borrowed light

He leans his head against the glass again

And I count every heartbeat till it's done

The engine hums like a tired breath

But neither one of us is ready yet

We'll leave this parking lot behind

Where shadows creep across your eyes at dawn

I know we don't have forever

Just an hour, maybe two more than that

Pre-Chorus

So tell me what it means when you turn the key

When every mile marker's a countdown to leaving

Tell me what it means when the engine starts

If this is all the time we'll ever get

Tell me why I'm holding on so tight

To something breaking into pieces right here tonight

Chorus

Shadows on the dashboard, crawling slow and fast

Every tick of the clock is a countdown to our past

We're not ready for the day to come around

But I won't let this go before it's done

He leans his head against the glass again

And I count every heartbeat till it's gone

Shadows on the dashboard, shadows in your eyes

Verse 2

You reach across and take my hand

And we sit here watching morning rise

The radio hums a static sigh

But neither one of us is ready to leave this place tonight

Your fingers find mine like they always do

And I wonder what it means when the engine starts anew

Will you stay with me or drive away?

Or will we sit right here until the sun comes up and takes our breath away

Pre-Chorus

So tell me what it means when you turn the key

When every mile marker's a countdown to leaving

Tell me what it means when the engine starts

If this is all the time we'll ever get

Tell me why I'm holding on so tight

To something breaking into pieces right here tonight

Chorus

Shadows on the dashboard, crawling slow and fast

Every tick of the clock is a countdown to our past

We're not ready for the day to come around

But I won't let this go before it's done

He leans his head against the glass again

And I count every heartbeat till it's gone

Shadows on the dashboard, shadows in your eyes

Bridge

What if we just sit here forever?

Just you and me with nothing to surrender

Not a road ahead or a home to go to

Just this borrowed hour and the shadows moving slow through us

Maybe that's all love will ever be

A countdown to leaving, but you stay with me

And I don't mind if it only lasts one minute more

If your hand keeps holding mine like we're counting time together for sure

Chorus

Shadows on the dashboard, crawling slow and fast

Every tick of the clock is a countdown to our past

We're not ready for the day to come around

But I won't let this go before it's done

He leans his head against the glass again

And I count every heartbeat till it's gone

Shadows on the dashboard, shadows in your eyes