Verse 1] Counting down the sunsets on the dashboard clock Ten more golden hours before the light softens and stops Pack the cooler, leave the city in the rearview haze We’re chasing every last warm ray The nights still smell like salt and cheap cologne But the air is getting thinner, summer’s packing up to go I feel it in my bones, this slow goodbye But I’m not ready to let the season die [Pre-Chorus] So let’s run the red lights, take the long way home Keep the windows down even when the cold starts to show [Chorus] These are the last ten days of summer Hold me tighter while the days still burn We can stretch the feeling longer Take the highway till the seasons turn Don’t let the magic fade away Keep the fire in our veins Last ten days of summer We’ll make them last forever in the rain [Verse 2] Midnight drive to nowhere, playlist on repeat Laughing through the static, bare feet on the seat Every town we pass is just another chance To bottle up this moment while we still can The calendar is lying, saying time is almost done But we’re rewriting August under a half-empty sun Kiss me like September isn’t waiting down the road We’re still living in the glow [Pre-Chorus] So let’s run the red lights, take the long way home Keep the windows down even when the cold starts to show [Chorus] These are the last ten days of summer Hold me tighter while the days still burn We can stretch the feeling longer Take the highway till the seasons turn Don’t let the magic fade away Keep the fire in our veins Last ten days of summer We’ll make them last forever in the rain [Bridge] When the leaves start turning and the nights get long I’ll still hear the engine and that old summer song We’ll carry the heat in our pockets and our skin Keep the windows down no matter what comes in [Final Chorus] These are the last ten days of summer Hold me tighter while the days still burn We can stretch the feeling longer Take the highway till the seasons turn Don’t let the magic fade away Keep the fire in our veins Last ten days of summer We’ll make them last forever… We’ll make them last forever in the rain
