DAYLIGHT AT MIDNIGHT [Intro] [Stomp-clap groove, bright slide guitar, harmonica, warm and building] [Verse 1] [Gravelly warm male lead, wry] I had you all figured — said you'd call it a night, but up here in summer there ain't no goodnight. The sun rides the rim and it won't go down, and your night burns gold while they sleep in town. [Chorus] [Full band, gang-vocal singalong, hand claps] Tonight's a window, not a curfew on the keys — even the sun won't set, so neither will we. You're up in the daylight at midnight, still on the wire, you burn your own way, you set your own fire. [Verse 2] [Driving, foot-stomp] You're not who I figured, no, not at all — you're the kind that builds it from a desk and a dream. You rolled up your sleeves and you did it by hand, watched the gold light hang on the edge of the land. [Chorus] [Full band, gang vocals] Tonight's a window, not a curfew on the keys — even the sun won't set, so neither will we. You're up in the daylight at midnight, still on the wire, you burn your own way, you set your own fire. [Verse 3] [Pull back, slide and harmonica] There's work that takes its time and it won't be pushed, no curfew on the grind in this endless dusk. The day never quits and the night never falls, and rushin' it early is the worst call of all. [Bridge] [Building, claps returning] So I held it back, I waited for the right time, won't break what's in motion, won't waste a dime. I'll watch it close, and the minute it lands, I'll hand you the lead and step out of the band. [Final Chorus] [Biggest, double claps, whole crowd] 'Cause tonight's a window, not a curfew on the keys — even the sun won't set, so neither will we. No talkin'-down bedtime, no "get some sleep" — the light's still on at three, and so are we. [Outro] [Stomp and slide ride out, harmonica, slowing, golden] Tonight's a window... not a curfew on the keys. Even the sun won't set, so neither will we. [End]
