[INSTRUMENTAL — vibraphone and twang riff, bongos setting the 5/4 skip] [VERSE 1 — sly melodic phrasing, muted brass answering] She kissed me by the river with the black bag at her feet One hand behind my collar, one hand moving discreetly For half a second I was seventeen and stupid in the sun For half a second more I let her have her fun [VERSE 2 — playful vocal with an edge, guitar curling around the lines] She stepped back with my car keys and a little guilty shine She said, "You always take things personally, it's only for a drive" I asked her if the drive included me; she looked down at her shoes That was more of an answer than she meant [CHORUS — lilting hook, vibraphone sparkling] Her hand in my pocket Her hand in my pocket Her mouth on my mouth Her mind on the exit [VERSE 3 — quicker vocal, bongos keeping the spring] I took her wrist so gently it took both of us off guard I took the keys back from her and I put them in the car She said, "You'd be safer here", I said, "You mean you'd be" She didn't bother lying [CHORUS — lilting hook, vibraphone sparkling] Her hand in my pocket Her hand in my pocket Her mouth on my mouth Her mind on the exit [BRIDGE — vocal close, bass and muted brass tiptoeing] Behind us Nico's office lit up with a gray car in the yard Kell stepped out and checked his watch like we were running late I opened up the driver's side and Mara didn't move Then she got in beside me [INSTRUMENTAL — swirling phaser guitar solo, vibraphone trading bars] [VERSE 4 — warm but guarded vocal, strings opening] We drove without our headlights till the river found the road She put her hand back in my pocket, left it where it showed I didn't call it trust, she didn't call it staying We just called it driving [CHORUS — fullest hook, brass and strings joining] Her hand in my pocket Her hand in my pocket Her mouth on my mouth Her mind on the exit [OUTRO — vibraphone fading into swirling guitar] Her hand in my pocket Her hand in my pocket This time empty This time there
