[Intro] (Slow-tempo Rhodes piano with a deep, pulsing sub-bass and subtle rimshot pattern) (Soft sigh) Engine’s off, but we’re still sitting here... It’s almost four in the morning, Marcus. (Quiet radio hum) [Verse 1] Streetlights casting shadows on your dashboard clock We pulled up forty minutes ago at the top of my block You killed the ignition, but you left the keys in A slow song playing soft through the FM station I got my hand resting right beside yours on the seat Watching rain droplets trace patterns in the humidity You tell me another story ’bout the mix you dropped today I laugh at all the right parts just to hear what you say I tell myself "Ask him right now, just say the word" Then I choke on the sentence, keep it quiet and unheard So I lean back my head and look out the side glass Watching another quiet hour of the evening pass. [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause every time I get close to saying what’s on my mind You reach across and touch my hair, and I run out of time It’s so easy to stay, so scary to speak When holding onto silence keeps us from feeling weak. [Chorus] And we’re still in the car, sitting on the driveway line Talking ’round the truth, wasting all this borrowed time I don’t wanna go inside, but I can’t stay in this seat Trapped between the things we say and what we never meet We keep delaying the goodbye just to keep the feeling near Two people in love, but we’re still stuck right here Yeah, the night is almost over, but we’re still in the car. [Verse 2] You turn down the volume, put your elbow on the wheel Look me in the eyes like you know just how I feel You say "You know I care about you, right?" real soft and low And for three sweet seconds, I forget where this could go You touch my chin gently, give that smile that I know Then you look out the windshield and watch the morning glow You got so much to say, but you wrap it in a joke Leaving all the heavy questions hanging in the smoke I trace the pattern on my jeans, trying to play it cool Knowing if I push too hard, I’m gonna act the fool So I ask about the studio, ask about your day Anything to keep from pushing you away. [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause every time I get close to saying what’s on my mind You reach across and touch my hair, and I run out of time It’s so easy to stay, so scary to speak When holding onto silence keeps us from feeling weak. [Chorus] And we’re still in the car, sitting on the driveway line Talking ’round the truth, wasting all this borrowed time I don’t wanna go inside, but I can’t stay in this seat Trapped between the things we say and what we never meet We keep delaying the goodbye just to keep the feeling near Two people in love, but we’re still stuck right here Yeah, the night is almost over, but we’re still in the car. [Bridge] (Drums and bass drop out; quiet ambient Rhodes chords and close-mic lead vocal) If I open this door, then the night comes to an end And tomorrow we go back to being "more than friends" Without a single label, without a single clue I’m scared of what I’ll find if I stop holding onto you I’m tired of this seat, tired of this space... Bound to the same old silence in the very same place. [Final Chorus] (Full instrumentation returns with layered vocal harmonies and emotional ad-libs) And we’re still in the car, sitting on the driveway line (Still sitting here...) Talking ’round the truth, wasting all this borrowed time I don’t wanna go inside, but I can’t stay in this seat (I can't stay, no) Trapped between the things we say and what we never meet We keep delaying the goodbye just to keep the feeling near Two people in love, but we’re still stuck right here Yeah, the night is almost over... but we’re still in the car. [Outro] (Rhodes chords slow down; soft sub-bass slowly fades) Your hand reaches for the door handle... (Spoken softly) "Call me when you get inside..." Yeah... I’m stepping out now. (Quiet car door chime sound fading into silence)
