Everybody left the lights on - Julian Venn

[Verse 1] I came in from the northern road A little after ten The sign said twenty miles to nowhere So I turned the radio down There was a car beside the station With the driver’s door still wide And every house along the street Had every room alight [Pre-Chorus] I called hello I called again Somewhere a record Reached the end [Chorus] Everybody left the lights on Everybody left too soon Coffee getting cold on the tables Television talking to an empty room Everybody left the lights on Like they’re coming back again If everybody left together Why didn’t anybody tell me when? [Verse 2] There was music in a little bar Playing softly through the door Seven glasses on the counter And a jacket on the floor A birthday cake with candles burning Someone’s name written in blue A telephone began to ring I don’t know why But I knew it was for me [Pre-Chorus] I let it ring I walked outside That’s when I saw him Under the light [Chorus] Everybody left the lights on Everybody left too soon Coffee getting cold on the tables Television talking to an empty room Everybody left the lights on Like they’re coming back again If everybody left together Why didn’t anybody tell me when? [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] At the end of Main Street Under a yellow light Someone was standing Perfectly still I shouted— “Hey!” He didn’t move I took one step He raised his hand Not at me Above me [Final Chorus] Everybody left the lights on Every window burning bright Everybody left the lights on But nobody stayed the night Everybody left the lights on And I finally understood— [Music cuts] [Outro] I looked up.