The Whole Night Is Ours.

[Verse 1] You came laughing off a midnight train Like the doors that let you loose Ran beneath the apartment windows Trying every street that looked new I stayed two crossings back behind you Steered you past the rose and loop You never knew somebody watched you You just wanted to see where they went [Verse 2] You chased the green across six lanes Took the stairs instead of the lift Bought hot coffee from a machine Then handed it to some tired kid You caught me watching in the station glass Turned around I didn't move You asked you know this city I said enough to get us through [Chorus] We caught a train with empty seats got off three stops past your plan You said show me something worth staying up for Held out my hand come on the whole night is ours Past the trains and the sleepless towers Take my hand let the red lights turn Us to one more place I want to show you Come on the whole night is ours Missed three trains swear it's been hours If the morning starts calling your name I'll be right here I'll show you the way [Verse 3] Someone knew which stairwell stuck Which new window stayed up late The old man sleeping on the last train Started saving you his place We had rooftops we called ours You beat me racing down the stairs You say you let me win again I never said how long I cared [Verse 4] Some night trains feel like summer Every clock still read two three You stopped asking where we were going And started choosing turns for me Someone waiting at the East Gate Couldn't tell us where she'd been You asked what do they call you back home She couldn't remember them You looked at me I said trains leave [Chorus] Come on the whole night is ours Past the trains and the sleepless towers Take my hand let the red lights turn Us to one more place I want to show you Come on the whole night is ours Missed three trains swear it's been hours If the morning starts calling your name I'll be right here I'll show you the way [Outro] Then one by the signs went dark One window at a time A train rolled in with one last stop Lit across the side And you said we've never gone that way I said I know I could keep you from the looping streets Keep your name from wearing thin I could bring you to this platform I could never make you step in You said so you from the start And you still showed me all of this I said I wanted this too I loved you before you could see me long before tonight So don't ask me what I choose for us You know I'm a liar You watched the trains thread under us Counted windows going dim Held my hand and let it go And said I think I'm [Chorus] Come on the whole night is ours Past the trains and the sleepless towers Take my hand let the red lights turn Us to one more place I want to show you Come on the whole night is ours Missed three trains swear it's been hours If the morning starts calling your name I'll be right here I'll show you the way [Outro] Morning took the street names first Then which exit led where I noon you knew you'd lost somebody Couldn't tell them who or where Sometimes just before you're sleeping The station comes back clear My hand beside you on the escalator and rain still caught in your head Then it's gone again You never get the whole night back You made it home