The Night Before (life Goes On)

Intro:                                             Verse 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 eighteen years in her rear view He’s got a Friday pay-check 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                                           Verse Ooh a tear falls off her cheek Right when it hits his arm he says "Come on baby lets 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 eighteen years in her rear view He’s got a Friday pay-check 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   Bridge 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 eighteen years in her rear view He’s got a Friday pay-check 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      But here it is they don’t have long The night before life goes on                     Yeah yeah    yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah