The Night Before (Life Goes On)

Sitting up on the roof Sneaking a smoke by the chimney Checking out the moon And the city lights He takes off his flannel shirt And he drapes it around her shoulders Slides up behind her and holds on tight And she says "I don't want this night to end Why does it have to end?" Tomorrow she'll be rolling down I-10 Baton Rouge, LSU 18 years in her rearview He's got a Friday paycheck lined up down the block At daddy's shop It ain't much, but it's a job They've been dreading this moment all summer long The night before life goes on Ooh A tear falls off her cheek and Right when it hits his arm, he says "Come on baby, let's get out of here" They take one last drive around town And man, it already looks different He bangs the wheel and says "life ain't fair" And this growing up stuff man, I don't know I just don't wanna let you go" Tomorrow she'll be rolling down I-10 Baton Rouge, LSU 18 years in her rearview He's got a Friday paycheck lined up down the block At daddy's shop It ain't much, but it's a job They've been dreading this moment all summer long The night before life goes on Yeah, that's what my momma told me And just like those kids I didn't wanna listen to no one Yeah, there's nothing you can do There's nothing you can say And I know how it feels when love goes away Tomorrow she'll be rolling down I-10 Baton Rouge LSU 18 years in her rearview He's got a Friday paycheck lined up down the block At daddy's shop It is not much, but it's a job They've been dreading this moment all summer long But here it is, they don't have long The night before life goes on Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah