Midnight on the Wire

[Verse 1] Dust on the dashboard, engine running low You said we’d leave before the winter snow Streetlights flicker like they’re losing faith We were young enough to make mistakes Your lipstick on a coffee cup Cheap motel, we never gave a — Damn about the warning signs We were living on borrowed time [Pre-Chorus] Oh-oh, you move like a wildfire Slow burn, dancing on a live wire [Chorus] We were midnight on the wire Hearts beating like a stolen choir You pull me close, we’re playing with fire Oh-oh, we’re rising higher Every scar just takes us higher Screaming love through the amplifier If we fall, we fall together Midnight on the wire forever [Verse 2] Neon bleeding in your hair Tennessee heat in the midnight air You said “Baby, don’t look back” But your shadow’s fading into black Radio static, broken sound Truth gets lost when it comes around We were kings without a throne Building castles out of stone [Pre-Chorus] Oh-oh, your eyes like gasoline One spark and we’re seventeen [Chorus] We were midnight on the wire Hearts beating like a stolen choir You pull me close, we’re playing with fire Oh-oh, we’re rising higher Every scar just takes us higher Screaming love through the amplifier If we fall, we fall together Midnight on the wire forever [Bridge – plus intense, batterie martelée] Run with me through the southern night Broken halos in the headlights No saints here, just you and I Chasing down a last goodbye Oh-oh-oh We don’t need no saving Oh-oh-oh Just reckless believing [Final Chorus – plus large, harmonies] We were midnight on the wire Voices shaking like a choir You pull me close, we’re climbing higher Oh-oh, funeral pyre If it burns, let it burn forever Stormy hearts in stormy weather If we fall, we fall together Midnight on the wire forever