[Verse 1] You drew a smiley face in motel dust On the mirror by the ice machine We watched a thunderstorm from underneath A gas station awning in Tennessee You said the lightning made the whole sky blink Like God was taking pictures from above I said, “That’s dramatic,” you said, “So are you” Then said, “You like it,” and I shut right up [Pre-Chorus] I can talk like nothing moves me I can laugh before it’s true I can make a feeling harmless But I can’t do that with you [Chorus] We make a kingdom out of nowhere towns Neon flickering while the sun goes down Every boring exit turns cinematic Every wrong turn feels automatic Ooh, maybe heaven isn’t somewhere else Maybe it’s fluorescent blue Maybe it’s you laughing in a parking lot At something only funny to us two [Verse 2] You named the horses in a field we passed Like you’d known every one since birth We bought a postcard from a place we’d never been And mailed it home with nothing but one word There’s still a wristband tied around the mirror From a night we barely talk about You wore my sunglasses inside the casino Said, “Luck gets nervous when you stare it down” [Pre-Chorus] Every plan becomes a rumor Soon as we get in the car We say we’re only going twenty minutes Then somehow end up where the mountains are [Chorus] We make a kingdom out of nowhere towns Neon flickering while the sun goes down Every boring exit turns cinematic Every wrong turn feels automatic Ooh, maybe heaven isn’t somewhere else Maybe it’s fluorescent blue Maybe it’s you laughing in a parking lot At something only funny to us two [Bridge] [Male, distant] You said the moon looked counterfeit [Female] You said you liked it better that way [Male, low harmony] We’ve got a talent for making nothing [Female] Feel impossible to explain [Break] Don’t name it yet— You’ll ruin it [Final Chorus] We make a kingdom out of nowhere towns Cheap signs glowing red against the rain Every place I never would’ve noticed Gets permanently different with your name Ooh, maybe heaven isn’t somewhere else Maybe we already drove through Maybe it was somewhere past the county line With nothing there but me and you [Outro] Past the county line Nothing there Past the county line We stayed anyway
