Before the Morning Bus

Stay a little longer (stay, stay)
the night ain't done with us.
Stay a little longer (stay, stay)
before the morning bus.

The kettle gone cold on the windowsill,
your coat on the chair and the whole house still.
You said one more song then you gotta go,
but the record keep spinning nice and slow.
I ain't asking forever, girl, not tonight —
just the space between the streetlamp and the light.
One more turn on the kitchen floor,
then I'll walk you to the door — maybe one turn more.

The taxi can wait in the yard outside,
let the meter run, let the whole world slide.
I got a candle and a reason to —
so stay, girl, stay, I'm asking you.

Stay a little longer, stay with me, (stay, stay)
let the streetlight keep us company. (stay, stay)
The morning gonna take you soon —
stay a little longer, love, till noon.

One more song. (stay a little longer)
One more song. (stay a little longer)
The kettle can wait and the world can too.

Your earrings on the table by the door,
your laugh still hanging in the corridor.
We got years to be sensible and grown,
but not tonight, girl — don't go home.
The rain start tapping on the zinc above
like even the sky want us to stay in love.
Your head on my shoulder, easy and slow:
there's a hundred good reasons, but I only need no.

I got a candle and a reason to —
so stay, girl, stay, I'm asking you.

Stay a little longer, stay with me, (stay, stay)
let the streetlight keep us company. (stay, stay)
The morning gonna take you soon —
stay a little longer, love, till noon.

I know the sun gonna call your name,
and the taxi meter never feel no shame.
But give me the border of the night, just this:
one more record, one more kiss.

(stay, stay, a little longer)
Let the candle burn down slow, (the night ain't done)
before I have to let you go.

Stay a little longer, stay with me, (stay, stay)
let the streetlight keep us company. (stay, stay)
Let the hands on the clock lose their mind —
stay a little longer, unwind.

Stay a little longer (stay, stay)
the night ain't done with us.
Before the morning bus.