(Verse 1) There’s a strange kind of danger in one line Like striking a match in a room full of ghosts One wrong word and the whole thing ignites Every memory I tried hiding the most Neon buzzing like a restless soul Smoke hanging thick in the midnight glow Bartender says, “Boy you should head back home” But the jukebox keeps telling me no (Pre-Chorus) Every old song cuts a little deeper Every bourbon burn keeps pulling me in Shadows dancing with the true believers Losing themselves where the night begins (Chorus) We’re running on neon and smoke Bad decisions and hearts gone broke Lighting up the dark just to see what remains Singing every hurt we never could explain Living too fast, burning too slow Just sparks and ashes wherever we go Trying to outrun the ghosts we know Lost somewhere between neon and smoke (Verse 2) Bootheels echo down the hardwood floor Lonely souls drifting through that old bar door Cheap perfume and cigarette haze Everybody here trying to escape Girl in red dancing with a memory Cowboy in black staring at his whiskey Nobody talks about the pain out loud They just let the music pull them in somehow (Pre-Chorus) Every blue flame burns a little brighter When the whole world fades past closing time We all become believers for a moment When heartbreak starts sounding like a lullaby (Chorus) We’re running on neon and smoke Bad decisions and hearts gone broke Lighting up the dark just to see what remains Singing every hurt we never could explain Living too fast, burning too slow Just sparks and ashes wherever we go Trying to outrun the ghosts we know Lost somewhere between neon and smoke (Bridge) Last call coming but nobody leaves Too many devils hiding up our sleeves Every cracked heart looking for a sign In the glow of a red neon light And for one more song we all pretend The night ain’t dying and this won’t end But the lights come up and the truth cuts through A little too late for me and you (Breakdown) Neon… and smoke… That’s all we are when the night gets cold Neon… and smoke… Just fading away when the story’s told (Final Chorus) Still running on neon and smoke Old scars showing through the jokes Trying to find ourselves in the flames While the whole damn room forgets our names Living too fast, burning too slow Like matches dying in the afterglow Trying to outrun the ghosts we know Lost somewhere between neon and smoke (Outro) There’s a strange kind of danger in one line… Like striking a match… In a room full of ghosts…
