**[INTRO – fast driving heartland rock, around 134 BPM, punchy acoustic drums, gritty electric rhythm guitars, bright piano, warm organ, melodic bass, short raw guitar hook, energetic studio recording]** **Verse 1** **[Verse – rhythmic almost talk-sung male delivery, tight snare, driving eighth-note guitar, piano answering between lines]** I woke up late with the blinds half drawn, same old street and the radio on. Bills on the table, keys in my hand, another fine morning I didn’t have planned. The whole week felt like a losing race, too many miles and the same old place. So I kicked that door and I hit the street, looking for something with a faster beat. **Pre-Chorus** **[Pre-Chorus – organ rises, guitars open slightly, drums push forward]** I don’t need a reason, I don’t need a sign. Sometimes you just gotta leave something behind. **Chorus** **[Chorus – huge catchy heartland-rock lift, wide guitars, bright piano, strong snare, organ, stacked male backing vocals]** We’re gonna run until morning, run till the night gives way. Run until morning, leave yesterday where it lay. No looking over my shoulder, no asking what went wrong. We’re gonna run until morning and keep that engine on. **Verse 2** **[Verse – same relentless groove, guitar stabs, piano fills, bass more active]** There’s a red light blinking at the edge of town, half the world sleeping, half falling down. A truck rolls by like a thunder machine, headlights cutting through the gasoline. I’ve spent too long waiting for things to change, standing still while the years got strange. Tonight I’m done with counting the cost, sometimes you move just to know you’re not lost. **Pre-Chorus 2** **[Pre-Chorus – toms and organ build, guitar riff tight and urgent]** I don’t need tomorrow to promise me a thing. Give me one good road and a reason to sing. **Chorus** **[Full driving chorus, rough backing vocals answering the title hook]** We’re gonna run until morning, run till the night gives way. Run until morning, leave yesterday where it lay. No looking over my shoulder, no asking what went wrong. We’re gonna run until morning and keep that engine on. **[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK – raw electric guitar solo, blues-rock bends, fast pentatonic runs, bright piano pounding underneath, organ swelling, drums driving hard; energetic but melodic]** **Bridge** **[Bridge – groove drops briefly to bass, kick and piano, vocal half-spoken, then guitars return]** Maybe nothing changes. Maybe nothing ever does. But standing still never taught me who the hell I was. So turn it up, let the whole thing shake. There’s a little bit of daylight in every move you make. **Final Chorus** **[FINAL CHORUS – biggest section, pounding piano, wide overdriven guitars, strong organ, driving drums, stacked male gang-style harmonies, raw studio energy]** We’re gonna run until morning, run till the night gives way. Run until morning, leave yesterday where it lay. No looking over my shoulder, no asking what went wrong. We’re gonna run until morning and keep that engine on. Run until morning, run till the dark is gone. Run until morning— keep that engine on. **Outro** **[OUTRO – main guitar riff repeats, piano hammers the hook, organ sustains, final band hit, dry studio ending]** Keep it moving. Keep it on.
