[Intro] Pull the cooler close, let the firewood crack Lake wind through the cottonwoods, no turning back Four-wheel headlights sweep across the shore Everybody came to make a little noise [Verse 1 - Male] Gravel on the tires, dust on the blue jeans Boat ramp crowded like a Friday dream You and your girls in bikini tops, laughing by the bank Boys got the quads lined up, engines sounding great We got a lantern on the picnic table Old red cooler and a stack of paper plates Somebody brought a speaker, somebody brought a jar Kansas stars spread wide above the dark [Pre-Chorus - Female] Meet me where the fire burns low Where the lake keeps time and the night moves slow If you brought a little trouble, bring it on We got all night till the first bird song [Chorus - Male and Female] Tailgate dancing underneath the Kansas stars Four-wheel riding circles round the parked-up cars Frog legs frying when the clock hits twelve Everybody laughing like we lost ourselves By the lake, by the flame, by the midnight sky Turn it up, hold me close, let the hours fly Country songs and a backbeat rolling clean Best little backroad party you ever seen [Verse 2 - Male] Frog gig poles tapping through the reeds Green eyes blinking where the cattails lean Cooler full of ice, bucket by the sand Midnight fry waiting on the cast-iron pan You came back grinning with your boots half wet Said, “That’s the biggest one this county’s seen yet” I said, “Save me a plate, save me one dance” You spun beneath the tailgate lights and gave me a chance [Verse 3 - Female] I got a bandana tied around my hair Dust on my knees, but I don’t care Riding shotgun while the boys cut loose Laughing so hard that I nearly lose my boots Somebody’s playing Revelation Three Sixteen Country heartbreak with a low-end dream Warm night air and your hand in mine That kind of memory keeps a long, long time [Chorus - Male and Female] Tailgate dancing underneath the Kansas stars Four-wheel riding circles round the parked-up cars Frog legs frying when the clock hits twelve Everybody laughing like we lost ourselves By the lake, by the flame, by the midnight sky Turn it up, hold me close, let the hours fly Country songs and a backbeat rolling clean Best little backroad party you ever seen [Bridge - Male] Let the fire settle down, let the engines cool Pass that plate around, we got one more rule Nobody heads home till the last song ends Till the lake turns silver and the night begins again [Bridge - Female] Take my hand, take the long way round Past the cattails, past the sleeping town When the dawn comes gold across the waterline You’ll still be right here, still be mine [Final Chorus - Male and Female] Tailgate dancing underneath the Kansas stars Four-wheel riding circles round the parked-up cars Frog legs frying when the clock hits twelve Everybody laughing like we lost ourselves By the lake, by the flame, by the midnight sky Turn it up, hold me close, let the hours fly Country songs and a backbeat rolling clean Best little backroad party you ever seen [Outro] Fire turns to embers, tires leave a line Lake keeps all our secrets till another Friday night
