Nine To Midnight

Little boy sitting on the floor in front of the stereo

There's only one station, no need to turn the dial

Learning all the songs and the words that the older people know

Waiting for my father to come home

'Cause later tonight I'll take a ride into town on the passenger side

He'll turn the key and I'll run to bring up the shop lights

It's the secret hours that no one knows

Chasing down a dream, building up a home

Working overtime from nine to midnight

Working overtime from nine to midnight

After school playing in the yard till it got dark

With frozen faces and wet hands under my gloves

I keep my eyes open when mother prays

Watching for headlights coming down the lane

I was never afraid of the cold

'Cause later tonight I'll take a ride into town on the passenger side

He'll turn the key and I'll run to bring up the shop lights

It's the secret hours that no one knows

Chasing down a dream, building up a home

Working overtime from nine to midnight

Working overtime from nine to midnight

I ran far away in my days of rage

I swore that I'd never go back home

I ran with the ghosts down each forsaken road

When I reached the end and had to find the light on my own

Later tonight I'll take a ride with my girl on the passenger side

We've got a song that we sing before we say goodnight

It's the secret hours that no one knows

Chasing down a dream, building up a home

Working overtime from nine to midnight

Working overtime from nine to midnight