Two seventeen You still up? Your name lit up my dashboard Then disappeared again You said, “Sorry, wrong number” We both know that’s pretend I hear a cupboard closing A television through the wall You always say you’re doing fine Right before you call Put your shoes on Take your time I’m outside Don’t ask why Get in, I left the engine running You don’t have to tell me nothing We can drive until the city Quits pretending it’s awake Leave your bad night on the pavement Bring a jacket, not a suitcase Get in, I left the engine running We don’t have to get away No, we don’t have to We just might No, we don’t have to Not tonight Your landlord left a warning You drew a mustache on his face There’s laundry on the fire escape And dishes from yesterday We stop for gas on Sunset The clerk already knows my name You buy the worst coffee they have Then drink it anyway Roll the window Let it in You look tired But you grin Get in, I left the engine running You don’t have to tell me nothing We can drive until the city Quits pretending it’s awake Leave your bad night on the pavement Bring a jacket, not a suitcase Get in, I left the engine running We don’t have to get away Left at the light Straight past the county line Your feet on the dash My clock is four minutes fast You say, “Where are we going?” I say, “I haven’t picked” For the first time all evening You don’t look at your screen By morning, nothing may be different The rent, your job, that leaking sink I can’t fix the life you’re living I can only give you room to think So if the walls start moving closer If you need air around your name You know the sound below your window You know I’ll come Get in, I left the engine running You don’t have to tell me nothing We can drive until the sunrise Makes the whole thing look less strange Leave your bad night on the pavement Bring your coffee, bring your brave face Get in, I left the engine running We don’t have to get away No, we don’t have to We just might No, we don’t have to Not tonight Five forty-six You finally laugh I miss the turn You don’t correct me
