[Verse 1] Backseat dreams in the parking lot Your cassette got stuck on a perfect knot I drew our names on a fogged-up glass Watched the whole wide night move fast You said, "Run till the morning breaks" I said, "Hold me through the heat you make" We were kids with a borrowed spark Chasing sparks through the after-dark [Pre-Chorus] And I still see it When I close my eyes That borrowed world Under endless skies We were high on a wish Too young to know How a little flame Can steal the show [Chorus] Take me back To that afterglow Take me back Where the dreamboats go Hold me close Till the whole place bends Take me back To where it all begins (Afterglow) (Afterglow) [Verse 2] Now the same old street wears a newer face Same cracked curb, same empty space But your laugh comes back in a painted line Crossing through the static of my mind I keep your promise in a paper fold Sun-faded corners, glitter gold If I listen hard in the engine's hum I can hear that city beating drums [Pre-Chorus] And I still see it When I close my eyes That borrowed world Under endless skies We were made of night And a restless flame One lost summer Calling out my name [Chorus] Take me back To that afterglow Take me back Where the dreamboats go Hold me close Till the whole place bends Take me back To where it all begins (Afterglow) (Afterglow) [Bridge] If I find that corner Where we used to race I might see your shadow On the windowpane Maybe dreams don't leave us They just learn to hide Waiting in the margins On the other side [Final Chorus] Take me back To that afterglow Take me back Where the dreamboats go Hold me close Till the whole place bends Take me back To where it all begins Take me back Let it start again Take me back My ghosted friend (Afterglow) (Afterglow)