[Verse 1]
I was thumbing a ride on the edge of the night
When your headlights found me in the rain
You rolled down the window, said “Get in, baby,
Looks like we’re both running from the same old pain.”
You smelled like summer and a half-smoked cigarette
I smelled like trouble and cheap cologne
We laughed like two kids who’d just broken out of school
And never once mentioned going home.

[Pre-Chorus]
We didn’t talk about tomorrow
We just let the miles disappear
Every streetlight wrote your name across the windshield
And I swear I fell right then and there.

[Chorus]
We never asked for freedom, darling
We only asked for more
More slow dances in the kitchen
More midnight on the floor
Let the world keep all its wild roads
We’ve got everything we need
Just this beat-up heart of mine
And your heart beating back at me
Always you, always me.

[Verse 2]
Years rolled like thunder, jobs came and went
We lost a little money, gained a couple scars
But Sunday mornings still find us lazy in the sheets
Trading secrets like old guitar stars
You sing harmony when I forget the words
I still steal the covers just to feel you close
We’re not perfect, baby, but we’re perfectly ours
And that’s the only life I ever chose.

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
And if the jukebox quits tomorrow
If the money all runs dry
I’ll still have the way you say my name
Like it’s the only prayer you need to get by
We don’t need the bright lights, baby
We’ve got porch light and red wine
And a promise that still feels brand-new
Every single time.

[Chorus]
So no, we never asked for freedom
We only asked for more
More gray hairs we laugh about
More footprints on the floor
Take the whole damn world and keep it
We’ve got all we’ll ever need
Just your hand locked tight in mine
Till the last breath leaves me
Always you… always me.