We Were Supposed to Be Home by Ten

[Sequence: Heavy Guitar Intro | Verse 1 | Pre-Chorus | Chorus | Verse 2 | Chorus | Guitar Break | Verse 3 | Bridge | Final Chorus | Outro] [Intro | Heavy Guitar Riff] [Band Stops] [Male Vocal] One drink. That's what we said. [Drummer Count-In] One... Two... Three... Four! [Full Band] [Verse 1] Billy called around seven, said, "Come on, just one beer." I said, "Man, I gotta work tomorrow." He said... "So does everybody here." We picked a little place downtown. Said we'd stay an hour or two. Nine-thirty came, I checked my watch... Somebody yelled, "Another round!" And apparently... That settled that. [Pre-Chorus] We got jobs. We got bills. We got reasons we should go. [Backing Vocals] GO HOME! [Male Vocal] Yeah... We know. [Drums Build] But then somebody played that song from '99... And there went the rest of the night. [Chorus | Heavy Guitars] WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY TEN! Somehow it's two a.m. again! Same old fools! Same old friends! Swearing this night ain't ever gonna end! Tomorrow morning's gonna hurt... But tonight we're twenty-one again! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY TEN! [Backing Vocals] GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, MY FRIEND! [Heavy Guitar Hook] [Verse 2] Somebody found a jukebox. Somebody lost his phone. Tommy started telling stories we've heard a thousand times before. Dave said, "Remember Jenny?" Everybody yelled, "NO!" He reached down for his cellphone... Three grown men screamed, "LET IT GO!" We took the damn thing from him. [Backing Vocal] For his own protection. [Male Vocal] You're welcome, Dave. [Pre-Chorus] We got meetings. Kids got practice. Somebody's mowing grass at nine. But right now... None of that exists. And somebody just ordered fries. [Chorus | Heavy Guitars] WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY TEN! Somehow it's three a.m. again! Same old fools! Same old friends! Talking like we're kids again! Tomorrow morning's gonna hurt... But tonight we're twenty-one again! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY TEN! [Backing Vocals] GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, MY FRIEND! [Guitar Break | Heavy Melodic Guitar Solo] [Verse 3 | Bass and Drums] Around four the place got quieter. We found a table in the back. Nobody had much left to say... Funny how a night does that. Billy raised what was left inside his glass. Said, "Man... We don't do this enough." Nobody made a joke. For once. We just lifted ours. [Bridge | Clean Guitar] Life gets busy. Years get fast. Everybody swears we'll do it again. Then another summer disappears... And somehow it's December again. Someday one of these chairs might be empty. That's just how the story goes. So tonight... Everybody's here. [Pause] That's enough for me to know. [Drums Begin Building] [Male Vocal] Billy looked around and said... "So... One more?" [Heavy Guitars Slam In] [Backing Vocals] ONE MORE! [Final Chorus] WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY TEN! NOW THE SUN'S COMING UP AGAIN! Same old fools! Same old friends! Laughing like we're twenty-one again! Yeah, tomorrow morning's gonna hurt... But I'd do the whole damn thing again! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY TEN! [Backing Vocals] GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, MY FRIEND! [Male Vocal] One more night! [Backing Vocals] ONE MORE ROUND! [Male Vocal] One more story! [Backing Vocals] HEARD IT BEFORE! [Male Vocal] Tell it anyway! [Backing Vocals] HELL YEAH! [Full Band] WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME BY TEN! [Outro | Heavy Guitar Riff] [Male Vocal] Okay... Seriously. What time is it? [Backing Vocal] Six-fifteen. [Long Pause] [Male Vocal] In the morning? [Backing Vocal] No, Dave. Six-fifteen at night. [Male Vocal] You don't have to be sarcastic. [Backing Vocal] Apparently I do. [Male Vocal] Anybody want breakfast? [Backing Vocals] YEAH! [Male Vocal] See? We're making responsible choices already. [Heavy Guitar Riff] [Final Band Hit] [End]