THE KIDS ARE GONE

[Intro – Male, Low Raspy Spoken] Wait… They’re gone? Like… Gone gone? All night? Nobody coming back? Nobody forgot a charger? Nobody needs a ride? Nobody yelling “Mom”? [Pause] Baby… Lock the door. [Beat Drops] [Verse 1] Last car pulling out, Watch it disappear, House getting quieter, Music to my ears. No shoes in the hallway, Nobody running around, I look over at Carmen— She already knows what’s going down. Baby, turn the music up, Pour something cold, We got this whole damn house and nowhere we gotta go. No schedules, No pickups, No somebody needing something— Tonight this house belongs to us. And we’re doing SOMETHING. [Pre-Chorus] No “Mom!” No “Where’s my charger?” No “Can you take me?” No “I’m getting hungry!” Nobody knocking, Nobody coming through— Baby, I’ve been waiting for a night alone with you. [Chorus] THE KIDS ARE GONE! Baby, lock that door! Turn that music up, Move the chairs off the floor! THE KIDS ARE GONE! Come dance with me tonight, Bare feet in the kitchen underneath those little lights. Come a little closer, Put your hands on me, Whole house finally quiet, Nobody needs anything. THE KIDS ARE GONE! Baby, look at me— We got the whole damn night… And the whole house free. [Verse 2] Kitchen turns into our own little club, Carmen starts moving— Okay… NOW we’re having fun. I put my hands around her, She pulls me closer in, Song changes, we keep dancing, Then we do it all again. Nobody upstairs asking why we’re making noise, Nobody coming down to interrupt and destroy— [Beat Cuts] Actually… Wait. Listen. [Silence] Nothing. NOTHING! Do you know how beautiful that is?! [Beat Drops] Turn it up! [Chorus] THE KIDS ARE GONE! Baby, lock that door! Turn that music up, Move the chairs off the floor! THE KIDS ARE GONE! Come dance with me tonight, Bare feet in the kitchen underneath those little lights. Come a little closer, Put your hands on me, Whole house finally quiet, Nobody needs anything. THE KIDS ARE GONE! Baby, look at me— We got the whole damn night… And the whole house free. [Bridge – Dembow Pulls Back, Spanish Guitar] Come here. Remember us? Before every five minutes— “Mom!” Before rides… Before schedules… Before somebody needed something every damn second? It’s still us. Same two people. Same chemistry. Same little kitchen. Except tonight… Nobody’s interrupting. [Pause] That’s dangerous. [Beat Builds] Carmen… Come dance with your husband. [Beat Drops Hard] [Verse 3] Maybe we don’t even make it out the house, Maybe that’s the whole point of what tonight’s about. No reservations, No plans we gotta keep, No watching some damn television till somebody falls asleep. Nah. Not tonight. Put that phone away. Put another song on, Let the record play. Dance in the kitchen, Laugh until we’re tired, One little look from Carmen— And the temperature gets higher. We spend every other night taking care of everyone, But tonight there ain’t nobody here— It’s just us having fun. And tomorrow when the circus comes marching through that door… We’ll be Mom and Daniel again. But tonight? We’re something more. [Final Chorus] THE KIDS ARE GONE! Baby, LOCK THAT DOOR! Turn that music louder than we ever could before! THE KIDS ARE GONE! Come dance with me tonight, Bare feet in the kitchen, Everything feels right. Come a little closer, Put your hands on me, Nobody yelling “Mom!” Nobody asking anything! THE KIDS ARE GONE! We got nowhere to be— Whole night, Whole house, Just Carmen and me. THE KIDS ARE GONE! Yeah… THE KIDS ARE GONE! [Beat Cuts] Baby… How long until they come back? [Pause] Tomorrow? [Beat Drops] PERFECT. [Outro – Male, Low Spoken] Turn that music back up. We’re not done. [Outro – Spoken Female (Carmen)] Kids… if you hear circus music playing, that means the Ringmaster is busy… making another song about you. Stay in your rooms.