[Intro: clean arpeggiated guitar, swelling reverb, building tension] (Ah...) [Verse 1: palm-muted power chords, relaxed baritone, straight 8ths] When sunset pulls us toward the south Our friends are calling out At dusk, we fight to stay outside 'Cause we don't wanna leave this place tonight 'Cause there's a craving, a need to be With the ones who set our spirits free [Pre-Chorus: lifting energy, slight vocal strain, drum fill] So let's go there Let's drive all night Come on, let's go there Let's ask can we stay [Chorus: full power, soaring vocals, prolonged words, exaggerated 'R' on "now" and "found"] Can we come on over now To your house and hang around Can we come on over now Where the friendship can be found [Verse 2: palm-muted power chords, slight grit on "alive" and "found"] Although I wish these nights would last It helps me to forget the past Those drives and those songs But my friends I'd trade them all If I could make this moment stay With every laugh that lights the way [Pre-Chorus: lifting energy, slight vocal strain, drum fill] So let's go there Let's drive all night Come on, let's go there Let's ask can we stay [Chorus: full power, soaring vocals, prolonged words, exaggerated 'R'] Can we come on over now To your house and hang around Can we come on over now Where the friendship can be found [Post-Chorus: layered backing vocals] So let's go there (Let's go there) Come on let's go there (Go there) Let's ask can we stay [Guitar Solo: 16 bars, melodic, long bends, delay] [Bridge: epic build, crescendo, hold and prolong "first time" and "mine"] Tonight I feel like I'm alive for the very first time Rise high I'm strong enough To take these friends and make them mine Rise high I'm strong enough To take these friends and make them mine [Final Chorus: max power, layered harmonies, ad-libs, prolonged words, exaggerated 'R'] Can we come on over now To your house and hang around Can we come on over now Where the friendship can be found Can we come on over now To your house and hang around Can we come on over now Where the friendship can be found [Outro: clean arpeggio reprise, reverb fade] (Ah...)
