Bad Girl Blues - Black Dress Alibi

[Intro] By the Hawthorne Bridge, your headlights cut the fog You showed up wearing the road like it was part of your job Portland rain on your denim, salt from 101 in the seams And somehow you walked right back into my scene [Harmony1] Oh, you came in late, but you didn’t come wrong Same old grin, same pull, same song Oh, I heard that laugh from across the room And the whole place shifted when you walked through [Verse 1] You came in late with the whole world on your sleeve Shoes worn thin, acting like you don't need to believe You said, “I’ve been gone too long” But you still knew my song I kept your spot by the window by the bar Same chipped edge from when we used to talk too far You laughed like you still owned the place And I forgot how to keep my face straight [Prechorus] Hold on now, don’t go yet That old rush hasn’t quit One look and I’m back there Like we never left that stair [Chorus] Backseat moon, backseat moon Pull me in and cut me loose Backseat moon, backseat moon You got me turning like I used to (Backseat moon) Backseat moon, backseat moon We can drive till the morning loses Backseat moon, backseat moon You and me and the road choose us [Harmony2] From Burnside out to Cannon Beach You always had that restless reach Oh, you vanish, then you circle back Like the tide on a rail-track [Verse 2] Your name lands sharp on my tongue Like the first sip of a soda in the back of July sun You said the miles got mean Still you came back clean Now we’re catching up in half-finished lines On your knuckles, on my sleeve, on the old stop signs Same heartbeat, different town Still you bring that strange sound around [Prechorus2] Hold on now, don’t look away This room still knows our names One touch and I’m back there Like we never left that stair [Chorus2] Backseat moon, backseat moon Pull me in and cut me loose Backseat moon, backseat moon You got me turning like I used to (Backseat moon) Backseat moon, backseat moon We can drive till the morning loses Backseat moon, backseat moon You and me and the road choose us [Harmony3] From Highway 26 down to the wet black docks Your timing lands like a skipped heart shock Oh, you’re half in, half out, never staying long But you always know where I belong [Verse 3] We took the long way past Astoria signs Windows down, salt wind curling through the wire lines You talked like you’d learned your lesson But your eyes kept checking for a second chance direction I watched the foam hit the pilings hard Watched you pretend you weren’t breaking your guard Then you smiled at the empty blue Like the sea had something to prove to you [Prechorus3] Hold on now, the road can wait The dark won’t close this gate One look and I’m back there Like we never left that stair [Chorus3] Backseat moon, backseat moon Pull me in and cut me loose Backseat moon, backseat moon You got me turning like I used to (Backseat moon) Backseat moon, backseat moon We can drive till the morning loses Backseat moon, backseat moon You and me and the road choose us [Verse 4] If you disappear by dawn Leave your jacket, leave your wrongs I’ll keep the coffee warm And the radio on If you come back with the tide Same bad timing, same wide eyes I’ll slide over, make room Under that stubborn moon [Bridge] Say it plain, no second guess You’re here, you’re here, that’s the mess Call my name from the doorway shade I’ll answer like I never changed From Division Street to the ocean spray We keep finding our way this way You drift, I wait, then you crash back through Like the tide’s got a claim on you [Outro] Backseat moon, backseat moon We can drive till the morning loses Backseat moon, backseat moon You and me and the road choose us Backseat moon, backseat moon Pull me in and cut me loose Backseat moon, backseat moon You came in late, but you still came through