Late Nights on the Highway
Late Nights on the Highway
Album By Michael Shynes
I keep a contract in the back of the car
Just in case somebody really wants to make me a star
I get in contact with celebrities
Drop a demo with their manager that they’ll never see
I guess it's high time I accept the right time
Is never something that I will find
Or you’re just being too polite to
Tell me that this isn’t for me
Leave a message saying that you’re proud of me
When you always thought I was a nobody
I’m tying my shoelaces and I wanna see your faces singing One Before I Die
For that girl who turned me down wish that you could see me now singing One Before I Die
This is not where I thought I would be
Can’t even sell a hundred of my tickets for free
Just gotta hold on until something breaks
Keep on smiling at the rain and never make a mistake
It gets old
When no one gets the joke
That you already know
But you build that s*** up anyways
Leave a message saying that you’re proud of me
When you always thought I was a nobody
I’m tying my shoelaces and I wanna see your faces singing One Before I Die
For that girl who turned me down wish that you could see me now singing One Before I Die
There’s so many things that I have overcome
I wanna see my name in lights just once
Do you think that it's impossible
Because I don’t think that it ever was
Just in case somebody really wants to make me a star
I get in contact with celebrities
Drop a demo with their manager that they’ll never see
I guess it's high time I accept the right time
Is never something that I will find
Or you’re just being too polite to
Tell me that this isn’t for me
Leave a message saying that you’re proud of me
When you always thought I was a nobody
I’m tying my shoelaces and I wanna see your faces singing One Before I Die
For that girl who turned me down wish that you could see me now singing One Before I Die
This is not where I thought I would be
Can’t even sell a hundred of my tickets for free
Just gotta hold on until something breaks
Keep on smiling at the rain and never make a mistake
It gets old
When no one gets the joke
That you already know
But you build that s*** up anyways
Leave a message saying that you’re proud of me
When you always thought I was a nobody
I’m tying my shoelaces and I wanna see your faces singing One Before I Die
For that girl who turned me down wish that you could see me now singing One Before I Die
There’s so many things that I have overcome
I wanna see my name in lights just once
Do you think that it's impossible
Because I don’t think that it ever was
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You’re on a hair trigger baby
And I say it because I love you
But it's driving me crazy
And I think it could be trouble
I’ll tried to stay dignified
But I’m worried that I’ll say the wrong thing at the wrong time
And that’ll send you spinning right, you’re always spinning right
Late nights on the highway
Never take you far
It doesn’t matter where you end up
‘Cause your problems will meet you wherever you are
And you don’t check your mirrors
The skyline would break if it was clearer
I hope you know you’re doing damage
So please try not to take advantage
Try to stop your heart from racing
Try to remember who you’re facing
Lord knows that I’ve been patient
But I don’t have a lot left
Late nights on the highway
Never take you far
It doesn’t matter where you end up
‘Cause your problems will meet you wherever you are
Now you’re in love with the interstate
While I’m cleaning up every mess you made
If those are the cards you’re always gonna play
Then best stay away, best stay away
Late nights on the highway
Never take you far
It doesn’t matter where you end up
‘Cause your problems will meet you wherever you are
Why do you leave whenever times get bad
Late Nights on the highway
Turn the car around right now or never come back
And I say it because I love you
But it's driving me crazy
And I think it could be trouble
I’ll tried to stay dignified
But I’m worried that I’ll say the wrong thing at the wrong time
And that’ll send you spinning right, you’re always spinning right
Late nights on the highway
Never take you far
It doesn’t matter where you end up
‘Cause your problems will meet you wherever you are
And you don’t check your mirrors
The skyline would break if it was clearer
I hope you know you’re doing damage
So please try not to take advantage
Try to stop your heart from racing
Try to remember who you’re facing
Lord knows that I’ve been patient
But I don’t have a lot left
Late nights on the highway
Never take you far
It doesn’t matter where you end up
‘Cause your problems will meet you wherever you are
Now you’re in love with the interstate
While I’m cleaning up every mess you made
If those are the cards you’re always gonna play
Then best stay away, best stay away
Late nights on the highway
Never take you far
It doesn’t matter where you end up
‘Cause your problems will meet you wherever you are
Why do you leave whenever times get bad
Late Nights on the highway
Turn the car around right now or never come back
I’m looking back was there something between you and I
I’ve always wondered it for years and I’m drunk tonight
Did you mean to drop that pencil by my feet in seventh grade
Did you mean to set your chair right next to mine at the parade
When you’d fix your hair up nice, did you do that for me
Most of the time I don’t even think of you
But almost every other time and place
I do
Only when I’m staring out of windows
Or after flipping off a switch when all the light goes
Years have passed but these memories keeps passing by and waving
Call me back when I regret this in the morning goodbye
Did you mean to drive right by my house that night I walked her in
Did you bash all of my exes cause you wanted to be them
Were a couple losers gonna finally win
Most of the time I don’t even think about you
But almost every other time and place
I do, I do
Only when I’m staring out of windows
Or after flipping off a switch before the light goes
Only when I’m staring out of windows
Or after flipping off a switch before the light goes
Looking back there was something between you and I
I’ve always wondered it for years and I’m drunk tonight
Did you mean to drop that pencil by my feet in seventh grade
Did you mean to set your chair right next to mine at the parade
When you’d fix your hair up nice, did you do that for me
Most of the time I don’t even think of you
But almost every other time and place
I do
Only when I’m staring out of windows
Or after flipping off a switch when all the light goes
Years have passed but these memories keeps passing by and waving
Call me back when I regret this in the morning goodbye
Did you mean to drive right by my house that night I walked her in
Did you bash all of my exes cause you wanted to be them
Were a couple losers gonna finally win
Most of the time I don’t even think about you
But almost every other time and place
I do, I do
Only when I’m staring out of windows
Or after flipping off a switch before the light goes
Only when I’m staring out of windows
Or after flipping off a switch before the light goes
Looking back there was something between you and I
All I need tonight is your voice and an upright piano
Because those are two of my favorite sounds
The lion’s at the gate in my mind
And we’ve run out of ammo
But everything is gonna be just fine
Can we roll it
Can we hold it
Can we drink it, chop it up or smoke it
Can we peel it, can we pop it
Because we don’t like feeling these emotions
Can we try it, can we find it
Can we please be kind and just rewind it
This is real life, these are real times
And we’re always wanting to escape ‘em
All I need tonight is your voice
Put down that vice there on ice
Let's have a conversation
‘Cause you are one of my favorite songs
It always ends the same way for you and those demons are chasing
Can we face ‘em
Can we roll it
Can we hold it
Can we drink it, chop it up or smoke it
Can we peel it, can we pop it
Because we don’t like feeling these emotions
Can we try it, can we find it
Can we please be kind and just rewind it
This is real life, these are real times
And we’re always wanting to escape ‘em
All I need tonight is your voice
Let’s not hold it
Let’s not roll it
Let’s not drink it, chop it up or smoke it
All I need tonight is your voice
Because those are two of my favorite sounds
The lion’s at the gate in my mind
And we’ve run out of ammo
But everything is gonna be just fine
Can we roll it
Can we hold it
Can we drink it, chop it up or smoke it
Can we peel it, can we pop it
Because we don’t like feeling these emotions
Can we try it, can we find it
Can we please be kind and just rewind it
This is real life, these are real times
And we’re always wanting to escape ‘em
All I need tonight is your voice
Put down that vice there on ice
Let's have a conversation
‘Cause you are one of my favorite songs
It always ends the same way for you and those demons are chasing
Can we face ‘em
Can we roll it
Can we hold it
Can we drink it, chop it up or smoke it
Can we peel it, can we pop it
Because we don’t like feeling these emotions
Can we try it, can we find it
Can we please be kind and just rewind it
This is real life, these are real times
And we’re always wanting to escape ‘em
All I need tonight is your voice
Let’s not hold it
Let’s not roll it
Let’s not drink it, chop it up or smoke it
All I need tonight is your voice
Have you ever walked the high pass
Watched the northern lights flash
Took a photograph on a Paris street
Have you ever climbed a tall tree
Asked someone for mercy
Gave something away that wasn’t free
I don’t wanna get a vision of you stuck in my head
Because I know that you were meant to be wilder
Another night of television while you’re lying in bed
Is slowly gonna be the death for you
Have you ever really lived
You talk a big game but
It’s just a matter of time, Have you ever really lived
We’re all on the clock here
In the blink of an eye you’re a goner
So for once in your life try the deeper water
Feel the pull of whatever is out there
And ask yourself this once
Have you ever really lived
Have you ever used your hands to
Build something from scratch that
Wasn’t even for you
When you hear the waves are crashing
Over Nazare man
Don’t you wanna see them
And I don’t wanna get a vision of you stuck in my head
Because I know that you were meant to be wilder
Another night of television while you’re stuck in your head
Is that really how it's gonna be
Have you ever really lived
You talk a big game but
It’s just a matter of time, Have you ever really lived
We’re all on the clock here
In the blink of an eye you’re a goner
So for once in your life try the deeper water
Feel the pull of whatever is out there
And ask yourself this once
Have you ever really lived
Be honest now is this really how you wanna go out
And if you don’t it ain’t too late to turn it around
Watched the northern lights flash
Took a photograph on a Paris street
Have you ever climbed a tall tree
Asked someone for mercy
Gave something away that wasn’t free
I don’t wanna get a vision of you stuck in my head
Because I know that you were meant to be wilder
Another night of television while you’re lying in bed
Is slowly gonna be the death for you
Have you ever really lived
You talk a big game but
It’s just a matter of time, Have you ever really lived
We’re all on the clock here
In the blink of an eye you’re a goner
So for once in your life try the deeper water
Feel the pull of whatever is out there
And ask yourself this once
Have you ever really lived
Have you ever used your hands to
Build something from scratch that
Wasn’t even for you
When you hear the waves are crashing
Over Nazare man
Don’t you wanna see them
And I don’t wanna get a vision of you stuck in my head
Because I know that you were meant to be wilder
Another night of television while you’re stuck in your head
Is that really how it's gonna be
Have you ever really lived
You talk a big game but
It’s just a matter of time, Have you ever really lived
We’re all on the clock here
In the blink of an eye you’re a goner
So for once in your life try the deeper water
Feel the pull of whatever is out there
And ask yourself this once
Have you ever really lived
Be honest now is this really how you wanna go out
And if you don’t it ain’t too late to turn it around