Paperbacks and Pavement

[Intro]
[Verse]
Smudged price tags on the shelf
Talking mostly to myself
Dusty spines and paper cuts
I’ve had enough of all these buts
The register is stuck again
I’m counting down from ten to ten
This fluorescent light is cruel
I’m just a bookstore-closing fool
[Pre-Chorus]
Then my pocket starts to glow
A text that says it’s time to go
I leave the keys behind the bin
Let the real night finally begin
[Chorus]
Running down the alleyway
Forget what the bosses say
Neon beer signs lead the track
We ain't never looking back
Chipped tiles and a fuzzed-out lead
Everything we’ll ever need
Underneath the string lights high
Watch the city start to cry
[Post-Chorus]
Off-key, screaming loud
Lost inside a two-man crowd
Off-key, screaming loud
Yeah, we're doing fine now
[Break]
[Verse]
You’re leaning on a rusted gate
Telling me I’m fashion-late
Your denim jacket’s torn to shreds
Better than our unmade beds
Harmonica hits like a train
Wash away the retail pain
We’re the queens of gravel ground
Listen to that beautiful sound
[Pre-Chorus]
The air is cold and sweet
Dancing on the concrete
Maybe we are just a mess
But I love you nonetheless
[Chorus]
Running down the alleyway
Forget what the bosses say
Neon beer signs lead the track
We ain't never looking back
Chipped tiles and a fuzzed-out lead
Everything we’ll ever need
Underneath the string lights high
Watch the city start to cry
[Bridge]
Tomorrow is a stack of bills
Climbing up the paper hills
But tonight the fuzz is gold
Stories that are never told
Just a spark in the dark
Leaving our own little mark
Just a spark in the dark
[Solo]
[Build-up]
I don't care about the time
I don't care about the crime
Of leaving work before the bell
This backyard feels like heaven's shell
[Chorus]
Running down the alleyway
Forget what the bosses say
Neon beer signs lead the track
We ain't never looking back
Chipped tiles and a fuzzed-out lead
Everything we’ll ever need
Underneath the string lights high
Watch the city start to cry
[Post-Chorus]
Off-key, screaming loud
Lost inside a two-man crowd
Off-key, screaming loud
Yeah, we're doing fine now
[Outro]