[Intro] The last diner light was burning blue At the edge of the road we thought we knew Coffee steam and a worn-out sign Four lost souls at a border line [Verse] The waitress called us honey like she meant it Set down cups and never asked our names There were truckers sleeping in the corner And a jukebox full of ancient flames Mara traced circles in spilled sugar Billy stared holes in the menu page Cole kept watching through the window Like the past was walking toward the stage [Pre-Chorus] Outside the highway held its breath Inside we sat with life and death Nobody wanted to say the thing That waited on the next dark string [Chorus] Under The Last Diner Light We saw ourselves in black and white Not saints, not devils, not clean, not right Just hearts still beating in the fight Under The Last Diner Light We chose the road through the hardest night If friendship means anything at all You don’t let one another fall [Verse] Mara said I’m scared of seeing his face The man who made my whole world small Billy said my mother may not forgive me But I still need to make that call Cole said if they come for me in anger Don’t stand between the blade and blame I said brother, we crossed this darkness We leave together or we stay the same [Pre-Chorus] The waitress filled our cups once more Like mercy walking on a checkered floor The dawn outside was cold and thin But something warm came back again [Chorus] Under The Last Diner Light We saw ourselves in black and white Not saints, not devils, not clean, not right Just hearts still beating in the fight Under The Last Diner Light We chose the road through the hardest night If friendship means anything at all You don’t let one another fall [Instrumental] Clean guitar shines like chrome in rain Organ lifts through the old refrain Drums come slow, then rise with grace Lead guitar weeps in an open space [Bridge] There are moments on a long dark ride When running loses all its pride When freedom asks what you will save And what you’ll carry to the grave We had no priest, no sacred vow Just coffee, fear, and the here and now But I saw saints in those tired eyes Not because we were good, but because we’d try [Breakdown] One booth Four hearts Old wounds New starts No crown No throne No one goes alone [Build-up] Pay the bill Step outside Feel the morning open wide Turn the key Face the line Leave no brother behind [Chorus] Under The Last Diner Light We saw ourselves in black and white Not saints, not devils, not clean, not right Just hearts still beating in the fight Under The Last Diner Light We chose the road through the hardest night If friendship means anything at all You don’t let one another fall [Chorus] Under The Last Diner Light We found a spark in the fading night No easy grace, no shining sign Just hands held out across the line Under The Last Diner Light We walked back into the coming fight If love means anything at all You answer when your people call [Outro] The waitress waved as the engine cried The diner shrank on the eastern side One last glow in the morning white The last diner light, the last diner light