[Intro: riddim drops in, female ad libs] Seven months One night Back by midnight Let's go [Verse 1] Seven months of lullabies and walking up the hall Three a.m. and four a.m. and singing to the wall Then he takes her from my arms and says I got this, go and shine Back by midnight, baby, and the both of us are fine Found the dress I used to wear and it zipped up on the third try Lipstick on for the first time since the spring and I almost cry Keisha and Mo start screaming when I walk in through the door Like a ghost came back in heels to haunt the dance floor [Pre-Chorus: girl group answers] Phone in my hand (check it) Baby still asleep (check it) One more song (just one) Then I check it on repeat [Chorus: full riddim, organ swells] Back by midnight I'm a mama on the floor Back by midnight Give me one song more Seven months of lullabies Tonight I want the bass Back by midnight (back by midnight) But tonight I own the place [Verse 2] DJ drops the tune from back before the baby came Whole room knows the words and the whole room knows my name Purple light hits my shoulder and there's spit up on the black Keisha says that's a medal, so I wear it, no looking back Check the app, she's sleeping, little fist up by her ear Check the app, still sleeping, and her daddy's snoring near Man at the bar wants my number so I show him twenty pics Of the baby in a sun hat and he backs off pretty quick [Pre-Chorus: girl group answers] Phone in my hand (check it) Baby still asleep (check it) One more song (just one) Then I check it on repeat [Chorus: full riddim, organ swells] Back by midnight I'm a mama on the floor Back by midnight Give me one song more Seven months of lullabies Tonight I want the bass Back by midnight (back by midnight) But tonight I own the place [Bridge: riddim strips to bass and voice] Eleven forty and the floor is full And all I want is the smell of her head Never thought I'd leave a party early For a lullaby instead [Dance Break: group chant] Bottle (hey) Burp her (hey) Rock her (hey) Now move (hey) [Verse 3] Cab at eleven fifty, heels off in the back seat Key turns at eleven fifty nine on tired dancing feet He's asleep on the couch with the baby on his chest Same little frown, same open mouth, both of them at rest So I sway there in my stockings with the bass still in my bones Back by midnight, and the best dance of the night is right at home [Final Chorus: full riddim, group vocals] Back by midnight On the living room floor Back by midnight Who could ask for more Seven months of lullabies And I wouldn't trade a day Back by midnight (back by midnight) Now I'm home to stay [Outro: riddim fades, ad libs] Back by midnight Same time next month Shh
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