[Intro] Rain on the glass, city burning gold, You looked back once— Should've known. [Verse 1] You were shining underneath those chandelier lights, Laughing with somebody like we weren't in sight, I smiled real pretty, played it cool across the room, But every minute longer had me counting down to you. Had my hands in my pockets, had a grin on my face, While somebody else got comfortable taking our place, Oh, I behaved, baby, give me my applause, But the gala's over now— And patience has its cost. [Verse 2] Twenty-seven minutes. Not that I counted. Twenty-seven minutes. Don't look so surprised. I watched from across the room, Let you have your conversation, Didn't interrupt once. Consider that restraint. Red light. Rearview. Your eyes meet mine. You know exactly what this is. [Pre-Chorus] We let you wander, We let you shine, We let somebody borrow What was already ours tonight— [Low Male Voice] Careful. [Bright Male Voice] What? [Low Male Voice] You're making it worse. [Bright Male Voice, laughing] That's the idea. [Chorus — Both] Twenty-seven minutes, Now we've got all night, No more crowded rooms, No more stealing you from sight. Twenty-seven minutes, Yeah, we're making up the time, You had everybody's attention— Now you've got mine. [Bright Male Voice] And his. [Low Male Voice] Don't push it. [Both] Just wait until we get home tonight. [Verse 3 — Bright Male Voice] Tie hanging loose and my hair's coming down, No cameras, no heroes, no crowd around, I spent all evening being charming and sweet, Now I'm turned in my seat with my eyes on the backseat. Don't worry, sweetheart, nobody's mad, We're just painfully aware of the attention we lacked, And if I'm leaning closer with this look on my face, Well— You left two jealous men with excellent memories in the same place. [Verse 4 — Low Male Voice] He's dramatic. [Bright Male Voice] He's jealous. [Low Male Voice] So are you. [Bright Male Voice] Never said I wasn't. [Low Male Voice] The road's nearly empty. Rain hasn't stopped. He's been talking for ten minutes. [Bright Male Voice] You counted that too? [Low Male Voice] Unfortunately. [Bright Male Voice] God, I love you. [Low Male Voice] Eyes forward. [Pre-Chorus — Low Male Voice] You don't owe an apology, You didn't do anything wrong, But you should know we missed you Every second you were gone. [Bright Male Voice] And now there's nowhere else to be, No room left to steal the view— [Both] Tonight the whole damn world can wait. We've got plans for you. [Chorus — Both] Twenty-seven minutes, Now we've got all night, No more crowded rooms, No more stealing you from sight. Twenty-seven minutes, Let the city pass us by, You had everybody's attention— Now you've got mine. [Bright Male Voice] And his. [Low Male Voice, softer] Both of us. [Both] Just wait until we get home tonight. [Bridge — Low Male Voice] Streetlights in the mirror, Rain against the roof, You don't need to say a word. We already know. [Bright Male Voice] I know that little look, He knows it better too, And every mile between here and home Feels shorter next to you. [Low Male Voice] No audience. [Bright Male Voice] No interruptions. [Low Male Voice] No twenty-seven-minute conversations. [Bright Male Voice] Still stuck on that? [Low Male Voice] Yes. [Bright Male Voice, laughing] Good. [Final Chorus — Both] Twenty-seven minutes, We've forgiven every one, But we're taking back the evening Now the gala's finally done. Twenty-seven minutes, And the night is still alive, Let the rain keep falling outside— You're staying by our side. [Bright Male Voice] No more stealing you away. [Low Male Voice] No more keeping us waiting. [Both] You had everybody's attention— Now you've got ours. Just wait until we get home tonight. [Outro — Bright Male Voice, softly] Twenty-seven minutes... [Low Male Voice] You really aren't letting that go, are you? [Bright Male Voice] Not a chance. [Low Male Voice] ...Neither am I.
