[Verse 1] You were barefoot on my dashboard Kicking chips out of the floorboard dust Singing half the lines and getting half of them wrong Laughing hard enough to make me blush That old exit 17 sign Flickered by like it had someplace to go Your hand out the window like it owned that wind And every red light felt like home [Pre-Chorus] You said "Turn it up This is my part" I watched you dance in the rearview dark [Chorus] If I'd known that was the last song on that radio I'd have held that note till the speakers broke (oh) Pulled the car off on the shoulder just to make time move slow If I'd known that was the last laugh on your lips that I would ever know I'd have begged the DJ for an hour-long echo On the night we didn’t know [Verse 2] We were talking about next summer Like the calendar was carved in stone You said "Promise me a road trip" I said "Baby We’ll need bigger loans" You rolled your eyes Stole my fries Stole a kiss at that four-way stop There was siren silence somewhere far away But it never hit our spot [Pre-Chorus] You drew hearts in the fogged-up glass Like the world could only grow from here Not crack [Chorus] If I'd known that was the last song on that radio I'd have let the traffic back up for a mile or so (yeah) Sung the bridge again and again just to not let go If I'd known that was the last time you'd lean over and change the show I'd have learned every word you mumbled soft and low On the night we didn’t know [Bridge] Funny how a station changed its number How a hospital changed your name How a Tuesday turned to thunder And nothing ever played the same Now every time that chorus finds me In a grocery line or driving slow I’m right back in that front seat On the night we didn’t know (didn’t know) [Chorus] If I'd known that was the last song on that radio I'd have thrown my whole heart into every note Parked right there ‘til the sun climbed over the road If I'd known that was the last night we were living like tomorrow’s owed I'd have kissed you through the fade-out and the outro On the night we didn’t know On the night we didn’t know

Big country-pop ballad, male vocals; gently strummed acoustic and warm piano in the verse, subtle pedal steel and soft toms in the pre; chorus opens with wide drums, stacked harmonies, and ringing electric arpeggios. Second half adds organ pad and a soaring harmony ad-lib on the hook. Mix leans vocal-forward with roomy reverb for a nostalgic, radio-ready sheen., emotional, theme

The Night We Didn’t Know