[Intro] [Upbeat fiddle riff, acoustic guitar, stomps and handclaps] [Verse 1] The morning left us standing With nowhere we had to be A little gold in our pockets And a road running wild and free Jamie brought the old guitar I brought a bottle of red We threw our coats in the backseat And followed the sun ahead [Pre-Chorus] No map upon the dashboard No reason to turn around Just four good wheels beneath us And that old familiar sound [Chorus] Hey! The road is ours tonight Raise your hands and hold on tight From the hills down to the harbour lights We’re alive, we’re alive Hey! Let the whole world wait behind Leave the worry, lose the time With our hearts beating out of line The road is ours tonight [Post-Chorus] Hey! Hey! The road is ours tonight Hey! Hey! Keep the fire burning bright [Verse 2] We stopped beside the river Where the water met the stone An old man waved from a doorway Like he’d known us all along By evening we found a tavern With a fiddle above the door We sang with twenty strangers Then somebody sang one more [Pre-Chorus] The floorboards shook beneath us The glasses rang in time And every voice around us Was louder than the night [Chorus] Hey! The road is ours tonight Raise your hands and hold on tight From the hills down to the harbour lights We’re alive, we’re alive Hey! Let the whole world wait behind Leave the worry, lose the time With our hearts beating out of line The road is ours tonight [Instrumental Break] [Fast Scottish fiddle and tin whistle trade melodies over driving acoustic guitar, bodhrán, stomps and claps] [Bridge] And someday when we’re older And the miles have had their say We’ll talk about that summer When we simply drove away No fortune and no promises No grand and clever plan Just friends beneath an open sky Going anywhere we can [Build] So fill another glass now Let tomorrow come in time Tonight belongs to everyone Who leaves the clock behind [Final Chorus] Hey! The road is ours tonight Raise your hands and hold on tight From the hills down to the harbour lights We’re alive, we’re alive Hey! Let the whole world wait behind Leave the worry, lose the time With our hearts beating out of line The road is ours tonight Hey! The road is ours tonight Sing it loud beneath the lights If tomorrow comes, well, that’s alright We’re alive, we’re alive Hey! With our brothers by our side And the whole wide world outside Keep the wheels and the fire alive The road is ours tonight [Outro] [Group vocals with fiddle and stomps] Hey! Hey! The road is ours tonight Hey! Hey! Keep the fire burning bright Hey! Hey! The road is ours tonight [Final fiddle flourish]
