Track 4 of the album Keep the Porch Light On · 2023
Gym Doors Propped Open, Radio Still On
by Nina Vale
“The band's gone home and the radio's still on in the gym. It's the loneliest happy song I've ever sung.”
soul · anthem soul · late-night soul · 3:49
Lyrics
The band went home an hour ago But the radio's still on The kids are sweeping up the floor And humming every song Somebody's dancing with a broom Somebody's dancing with a chair The night is not quite over There's still music in the air Gym doors propped open, radio still on The party isn't over till the very last song Shoes in our hands and the night wide wide Singing to the stars outside Gym doors propped open, radio still on We'll dance until the dawn The crepe paper's on the ground Like a rainbow gone to sleep The punch is gone, the chairs are stacked But our hearts are running deep The teacher in the corner Taps his foot and smiles We danced our hearts out proudly For a hundred happy miles Gym doors propped open, radio still on The party isn't over till the very last song Shoes in our hands and the night wide wide Singing to the stars outside Gym doors propped open, radio still on We'll dance until the dawn Clap your hands for the ones who stayed Clap for the ones who swept Clap for the shy one by the wall Who finally stepped And took a hand and found the beat And never looked back down Now the moon is on the parking lot And the cars are driving slow We wave goodnight to everyone With a lovely afterglow And the radio keeps playing To the empty, shining floor Oh, the best of all the dances Is the one just after, and more Gym doors propped open, radio still on The party isn't over till the very last song Shoes in our hands and the night wide wide Singing to the stars outside Gym doors propped open, radio still on We'll dance until the dawn Gym doors propped open Radio still on