Track 5 of the EP Folding Tables · 2023
Safe at Home Under the Field Lights
“The grounds crew left the field lights on and gave us an hour till dusk was gone. We took every minute.”
americana · ballfield americana · romantic groove · 3:51
Lyrics
The grounds crew locked the gate but they left the field lights on Said we could have an hour till the last of the dusk is gone You brought a little radio and the truck door hanging wide I took off my boots and we stepped out on the other side Dirt beneath my stockings and the chalk lines soft and white We're slow dancing on the infield in the middle of the night Home plate's our little kitchen and the dugout's our front door We don't need a crowd to cheer us, honey, I don't need one more Slow dance on the infield, slow dance with me Under all the lights and the empty seats Slide on in, darling, safe at home Nobody's watching, we're not alone You twirled me past the pitcher's mound like it was a ballroom floor I laughed so hard I stumbled and you caught me like before There's a song on the radio that we both know by heart And that's all that we are needing for the finish and the start Slow dance on the infield, slow dance with me Under all the lights and the empty seats Slide on in, darling, safe at home Nobody's watching, we're not alone Some folks play for glory, some folks play for pay We're just playing for the pleasure of the slow end of the day Hold me by the fence post where the summer lingers still Love's the only home run I'll be needing, and it will Slow dance on the infield, slow dance with me Under all the lights and the empty seats Slide on in, darling, safe at home Nobody's watching, we're not alone Safe at home Safe at home