[Verse 1] Streetlights bleedin' on the wet asphalt Another Friday night, same old default Then I spot that red lighter in the cupholder And my whole chest flickers like somebody hit the old switch You laughed when it skipped across the dash Said, "Keep it, I don't even want it back" Now every time I crack the lid, I'm right there again With your hand on the wheel and the radio pushing in And I still feel the glow (tell me if you're down to spend the night) And I still hear you say (come on, don't act so surprised) [Pre-Chorus] When that spark hits, I don't know where I am I’m sixteen bars from forgetting, then I’m back in your hands If you ask me what it means, I say, "You already know" It was small, but it started this whole domino [Chorus] Hold up, hold up, let it play That little red lighter takes me away You say my name, I say, "yeah" Call and response in the cab of that old drag Hold up, hold up, don't blink One flick and I'm back in the thick of it You ask, "You good?" I say, "not even close" 'Cause the night came back when that flame got close [Verse 2] Now it's riding shotgun in the ashtray tray Chipped on the side, still works that same way I found it in my jacket after the laundromat Three blue quarters, gum wrapper, and all of that Funny how a cheap little thing can aim straight through Past the months I patched up just to get to you One snap of the cap and I'm hearing your laugh Like we never split, like the whole thing snapped back [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, it hits hard in a quiet car Makes the rearview shine like a tiny bar If memory's a room, that thing's the key And it turns real fast when it gets to me [Chorus] Hold up, hold up, let it play That little red lighter takes me away You say my name, I say, "yeah" Call and response in the cab of that old drag Hold up, hold up, don't blink One flick and I'm back in the thick of it You ask, "You good?" I say, "not even close" 'Cause the night came back when that flame got close [Bridge] Say it back, say it back What'd you keep from the wreckage? Say it back, say it back What still lives in your glovebox? Mine's this little red scratch On the edge of a cheap plastic latch You laugh, I laugh Then it all comes rushing back [Breakdown] Tell me, tell me, what you got? A ticket stub? A hoodie? A keychain top? I say mine's a lighter and a half-burned song You say, "Man, that's enough to keep you gone" [Final Chorus] Hold up, hold up, let it play That little red lighter takes me away You say my name, I say, "yeah" Call and response in the cab of that old drag Hold up, hold up, don't blink One flick and I'm back in the thick of it You ask, "You good?" I say, "not even close" 'Cause the night came back when that flame got close [Outro] Streetlights bleedin' on the wet asphalt Same road, new scar, but I still feel it all One small object, and I’m gone again Right back in the glow where we began
