[Intro – 4 beats] Dashboard glowing, radio low Breath on the glass, watching colors blur slow [Verse 1 – 8 beats] We’re rolling past houses dressed up in gold Plastic reindeer, stories I don’t know Every porch light trying to feel warm But I’m half here, drifting, out of form Your hand on the wheel, mine in my sleeve Streetlights flicker like they’re blinking at me Everybody’s got somewhere to be But we’re just circling streets aimlessly [Pre-Chorus – 4 beats] The lights look better when I don’t think When I don’t ask what we really mean [Chorus – 8 beats] I like the way the lights hit your face Red and green in a quiet haze We don’t talk much, and that’s okay Just drive me through December streets again I like the way the night feels thin Like we’re barely real but still locked in If this is all we ever do I like the way I’m here with you [Post-Chorus – 4 beats] Mm, slow drive, holiday glow Nowhere to go, nowhere I know [Verse 2 – 8 beats] Someone’s snowman leaning to the side Fake frost melting under porch light shine Your breath fogs up the passenger side I draw a heart then erase it in time We pass a house with a thousand lights Looks exhausting trying that hard to shine I think about us, then I don’t It’s easier letting the silence talk [Pre-Chorus – 4 beats] The world looks softer at thirty-five Miles an hour, nowhere to arrive [Chorus – 8 beats] I like the way the lights hit your face Blinking halos in suburban space We don’t promise, we don’t explain Just drive me through December streets again I like the way your fingers drum On the steering wheel to a song half-done If this fades when the season moves I like the way it feels right now with you [Bridge – 6 beats] Maybe January kills the glow Maybe we were never meant to know But tonight the colors stay And that’s enough, don’t look away [Final Chorus – 8 beats] I like the way the lights hit your face Soft and fleeting, easy to replace Every house feels borrowed, new Every feeling temporary too Still I’d choose this quiet ride Over fireworks burning out the sky If I’m gonna disappear someday Let it be in these streets, this way [Outro – 4 beats] Dashboard dimming, engine hums Neighborhoods in December, we’re not done
