Last Dance Before They Stack the Chairs

Lyrics

The band's packing cables in the back of the hall
The bartender's flipping the stools
There's one slow song left and a dozen of us
Too sweet to go home to the rules

So take my hand, darlin'
Before the lights come up

One last dance before they stack the chairs
Sweep the floor, but you keep me there
Last song of the night, let it linger on
Slow and soft till the stars are gone
One last dance, honey, hold me near
Before the morning wakes up here

Your head on my shoulder, my boots on the floor
The singer hums the final verse low
The neon in the window says closing time's here
But your eyes say we've got a way to go

So take my hand, darlin'
Before the lights come up

One last dance before they stack the chairs
Sweep the floor, but you keep me there
Last song of the night, let it linger on
Slow and soft till the stars are gone
One last dance, honey, hold me near
Before the morning wakes up here

The janitor smiles and he leans on his broom
He's seen a thousand nights end like this
And we sway like we've got all the time in the world
Wrapped up in a slow-dancing kiss

Let the chairs go up and the lights go down
Let the whole town fall asleep
We'll be here, you and me, in the afterglow
Where the best of the night's ours to keep

One last dance before they stack the chairs
Sweep the floor, but you keep me there
Last song of the night, let it linger on
Slow and soft till the stars are gone
One last dance, honey, hold me near
Before the morning wakes up here

Before they stack the chairs
Hold me near, hold me near