# After the Bell [Verse 1] We were eighteen with the windows down Radio loud on the edge of town You had that look like you knew a way To make the whole damn world go away I had my shoes kicked up on the dash You had twenty bucks and a half-tank of gas We weren’t going nowhere, didn’t really care As long as nobody knew we were there [Chorus] After the bell, after goodbye After the rules quit running our lives We had the summer, we had the dark A little bad judgment and a runaway heart Out past midnight, under the stars Fog on the windows, keys in the car We thought forever was ours to steal After the bell, is when it all felt real [Verse 2] Your jacket smelled like smoke and rain I wore it home and took the blame My mother asked where I had been I just smiled and lied again We knew the places nobody stayed Empty lots where the streetlights faded Parked too long with the engine low Learning things we didn’t need to know [Chorus] After the bell, after goodbye After the rules quit running our lives We had the summer, we had the dark A little bad judgment and a runaway heart Out past midnight, under the stars Fog on the windows, keys in the car We thought forever was ours to steal After the bell, is when it all felt real [Bridge] Maybe we were reckless Maybe that was the point Maybe in love Maybe only that night [Guitar Break] [Final Chorus] After the bell, after goodbye After the rules quit running our lives We had the summer, we had the dark A little bad judgment and a runaway heart Out past midnight, under the stars Fog on the windows, keys in the car We thought forever was ours to steal After the bell, is how I still feel
