Stay Here Tonight

(Verse 1) The sun, a secret of gold, sinks behind the ridge Red dust like a memory, sticking to the skin A key's click wakes the old engine's rumbling hum She laughs, boots on the dash, the road don't ask where we've been (Pre-Chorus) We ain't got a map, just a hunger for the run If the world ends out there, let it end while we're dancing on (Chorus) Pretty woman, a slow-kindled spell, ice-cold beer This pickup's a chest of stories where time bends Radio loud, stars whisper, "Tonight, stay here" It's the woman, the highway, a laugh, one more sip 'fore the night ends (Verse 2) Wooden bar, ice cracks in the glass like a slow clock She talks dreams of getaways, I already said yes A kiss worth more than cash, night preaches like a sermon Tonight is the kingdom, the rest can wait, I guess (Pre-Chorus) No promise of walls or a band's cold weight Just the n***d truth, and if love's a dance, let the fear dissipate (Chorus) Pretty woman, a magnet of grit, bitter-sweet beer A time capsule where the past turns to ember and flame Radio breaks the silence, stars make it clear: It's the bare necessity, the laugh, one more swallow before dawn's claim (Bridge) If the fuel runs thin, we'll push on, laughing at the mess Anyone with a foot on the road knows the truth's in the chorus, nothing less (Final Chorus) Pretty woman, an irreducible force, beer a balm The old pickup won't fail, tied by an invisible thread Long as there's night, there's time to be wrong, and be calm Just one more verse for direction, a wild heart beating ahead.