After Hours

Verse 1 Neon light on my skin tonight We been inside way too much time Girls with me, yeah we finally out Laugh too loud, don’t tell me calm He say “easy,” I say “why?” We waited years for nights like this City breathing, hear it call I didn’t come here just to sit [beat drops out for half a bar] [ad-lib: “ahh”] Pre-Chorus Phone go dark, kha-las, enough I gave my days, I paid that price Mirror say “slow down, ha-bib-ti” Not tonight, I choose my life [short echo on last word] [ad-lib: “mm”] Chorus She not going home tonight After hours feel too right Eyes say trouble, body light She don’t think, she roll the dice She not going home tonight New faces under flashing lights If it’s wrong, then that’s alright She gon’ be up all night [ad-libs: “ya-lah”, “eh-eh”] Verse 2 Perfume oud, hair tied loose Gold on skin, nothing to prove He lean close, say “min wen in-ti?” Smile soft, say “don’t worry” Girls say “yal-la, dance with me” DJ pause then he let it drop Bass go low, heart go fast We didn’t wait all this time to stop [music pulls back, bass only] [ad-lib: “oh”] Pre-Chorus We were quiet, we behaved Stayed inside, we played it safe Now the doors wide, night say “come” ha-bi-bi, the wait is done [beat comes back harder] [ad-lib: “hey”] Chorus She not going home tonight After hours feel too right Eyes say trouble, body light She don’t think, she roll the dice She not going home tonight New faces under flashing lights If it’s wrong, then that’s alright She gon’ be up all night [ad-libs: “ya-lah”, “ahh”, “eh”] Verse 3 Bathroom laugh, lipstick stain Different club, same old flame Names change fast, looks stay long Same four bars, favorite song He say “slow,” I say “buk-ra” Tomorrow’s fine, not today I move close, then I pull away Let them wonder, let them stay [whisper next line] Still awake [ad-lib: “mm-hmm”] Bridge Hands up high, yal-la yal-la We been waiting, now we wildin’ Hands up high, la t-shi-li ham Drop that beat, we still smiling [cut music for one beat] [ad-lib: “hey”] Hands up high, yal-la yal-la Same loop, don’t let it fall Final Chorus She not going home tonight After hours feel too right Too much fire in her eyes She don’t choose, she live her life She not going home tonight Till the sky turn soft and light If it’s trouble, that’s her side She gon’ be up all night [ad-libs: “ya-lah”, “ahh”, “mm”] Outro After hours Still awake kha-las No sleep tonight [fade instruments, bass last]