[Verse 1] Engine hums beneath the stars Dashboard glow on empty scars Neon signs bleed into the black I’m chasing ghosts I can’t get back Rearview mirror, faded lights Summer '85 still feels alive Windows down, the cool wind sighs Another mile, another goodbye [Pre-Chorus] Radio plays a distant song Pulls me where I don’t belong Heart keeps beating out of time Lost between the yellow lines [Chorus] Midnight drive to '85 White lines cut the dark alive I’m never going home tonight Just following the satellite Midnight drive, forever young Chasing what we left undone Under violet streetlight skies I’ll never say my last goodbye [Verse 2] City fades into the rear Memories shift like atmosphere Her laughter echoes in my mind Fingers tangled, intertwined Tape deck spins a broken dream Static love in phosphor green I floor it harder, feel the pull The night forgives, the night is full [Pre-Chorus] Every turn feels like a vow That I break every time somehow Headlights cut the velvet black I can’t look forward, can’t look back [Chorus] Midnight drive to '85 White lines cut the dark alive I’m never going home tonight Just following the satellite Midnight drive, forever young Chasing what we left undone Under violet streetlight skies I’ll never say my last goodbye [Bridge] If I could stop the clock somehow Rewind the tape and figure out Where we lost the summer glow Maybe I’d never let you go… But the road keeps calling me Into the glow eternally [Final Chorus (softer then build)] Midnight drive to '85 One more loop before I die Keep the engine running high Paint the darkness with our light Midnight drive… take me home Or leave me here, I don’t know In the rearview, you still shine Forever '85… you’re still mine [Outro] Engine hums… fades into the dawn Tail lights blur… and then they’re gone Midnight drive… to '85…. [Outro: Riff melody, instruments slowly fade out] [Riff Melody] [Instrumental] [Fade Out]
