[Intro: Bright synth bass, handclaps, clean funk guitar] [Brass fanfare, acoustic guitar strums, four-on-the-floor drums] [Group vocal: Hey! Hey!] [Verse 1: Rhythmic soulful country vocal] Got dust on my boots Got a long week behind me Got a little bit of daylight Still left to find me There’s a screen door swinging There’s a band in the yard Somebody’s laughing Like the world ain’t hard [Pre-Chorus: Bass and percussion build, backing vocals rise] I’ve been waiting all day For the clock to let go Now the night’s got a rhythm And it’s telling me to go [Chorus: Euphoric full band, bright horns, group harmonies] Raise a little more Turn the whole night loose Put a little shine On these old black boots If you came here tired You won’t leave that way Raise a little more Let the good times stay [Post-Chorus: Call and response] Raise it up! [Group: Raise it up!] Let it roll! [Group: Let it roll!] Raise a little more Till the whole room glows [Verse 2: Funky rhythm guitar, melodic bass, playful vocal] There’s a girl in a red dress Dancing by the gate She says, “You look like trouble” I say, “You’re running late” The fiddle starts talking The pedal steel replies And the moon gets brighter When the band gets high [Pre-Chorus: Snare build, horn stabs, layered harmonies] We don’t need a reason We don’t need a plan Just a little bit of music And a little more sand [Chorus: Full dance groove, soaring lead vocal] Raise a little more Turn the whole night loose Put a little shine On these old black boots If you came here tired You won’t leave that way Raise a little more Let the good times stay [Instrumental Break: Fiddle and pedal steel trade phrases] [Clean funk guitar, synth hook, horn stabs] [No vocals] [Bridge: Drum and bass breakdown, intimate vocal] Some days take everything Some nights give it back A little song, a little fire A little moonlit track We can’t stop the rain We can’t change the years But we can turn it up Till we can’t hear the fear [Build: Handclaps, rising synths, group vocals] Hey! Hey! Come on, everybody Hey! Hey! Shake off the worry [Final Chorus: Maximum energy, full horns, stacked harmonies] Raise a little more Turn the whole night loose Put a little shine On these old black boots If you came here tired You won’t leave that way Raise a little more Let the good times stay Raise a little more Till the morning comes With the fiddle in the air And the whole crowd drums Raise a little more Let the good times stay [Outro: Extended dance-funk vamp, vocal ad-libs] Raise it up! [Group: Raise it up!] Let it roll! [Group: Let it roll!] Hey! Hey! All night long Hey! Hey! Sing that song [Lead ad-libs] A little more light A little more fire A little more love Taking us higher [Group: Raise a little more] Raise a little more [Group: Let the good times stay] Let the good times stay [Outro: Synth hook, horns, fiddle, handclaps fade]
