[Intro] Last call for the rides Last song for the lights [Verse 1] Fryers cooling by the pier Paper boats in trash can seas One tired kid with a broom in hand Sweeping up our history Ticket stubs beneath the benches Pink and blue and torn in half Some girl laughing toward the parking lot Sounding almost like your laugh [Pre-Chorus] Then the speakers cracked and sighed “Folks, we’re closing for the night” [Chorus] Boardwalk closing time Everybody knows the way to go But I keep walking past the signs Like the ocean might not know Shutters falling one by one Summer bleeding out in neon lines And I’m still looking for what’s mine At boardwalk closing time [Verse 2] Prize booth bear with one glass eye Stares across the empty lane Cotton candy cart rolled backwards Through a thin electric rain Old men counting folded dollars Girls in hoodies head for cars I can hear the gate chains dragging Like they’re pulling down the stars [Pre-Chorus] And the arcade lost its glow But my feet refused the road [Chorus] Boardwalk closing time Everybody knows the way to go But I keep walking past the signs Like the ocean might not know Last ride creaking in the dark Fog collecting on the power lines And I’m still waiting for a spark At boardwalk closing time [Bridge] Maybe leaving is a language Everybody learns but me Maybe love is just a wristband Cut off clean eventually But I still hear your silver bracelets By the skee-ball machines Still see your cherry ribbon shining In every broken screen [Final Chorus] Boardwalk closing time Everybody disappears so slow Tail lights red along the highway Like a sad parade below Every promise made in summer Turns to salt and exit signs And I’m the only fool still trying At boardwalk closing time [Outro] Last call for the rides Last song for the lights Gate chain hits the ground Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
