Track 5 of the album The Long Way Round · 2020
Parking Lot After the Final Whistle
“The whole town out in the car park, celebrating. We let the drums get a touch louder here, by our standards.”
jazz-pop · groove jazz · lounge pop · 2:22
Lyrics
The whistle blew, we won the night The whole town's out of doors Car horns playing off the beat Strangers sing encores A kid is up on daddy's back A flag is in the air And I've got nowhere I should be Just glad to be right there Roll the windows down Sing it through the town Final whistle's gone but the night is young Roll the windows down Everybody's found A little bit of music on their tongue The old man at the hot dog stand Gives me one for free He says he's seen a thousand games But this one's good for me We sway along the parking lot Beneath the amber lights The engines hum a baritone And the stars come out to write Roll the windows down Sing it through the town Final whistle's gone but the night is young Roll the windows down Everybody's found A little bit of music on their tongue Win or lose, we're here Win or lose, we're singing All the way home With the radio ringing Roll the windows down Sing it through the town Final whistle's gone but the night is young Roll the windows down Everybody's found A little bit of music on their tongue Roll the windows down The night is young