Lipstick on Her Teeth

Intro

(Come on)

Verse 1

She showed up at my doorstep with a map she'd set on fire

Said, "Pack a bag, no questions, we're going somewhere higher"

Lucky coin in her pocket, lipstick on her teeth

And a smile that said she'd pull the whole road out from beneath

Pre-Chorus

I know I should say no

But the engine's already running, so I go

Chorus

Oh, take the detour, take the long way down

Spin me through the desert and the neon town

Take the detour, I won't ask you why

Hold on, hold on, we're gonna fly

Verse 2

Motel pool at midnight, fortune cookie in the sand

Her cousin's band is playing in a parking lot, unplanned

She taught me how to hot-wire a jukebox in a bar

Told the bouncer I was famous, and we got in by far

Pre-Chorus

I know I should say no

But the engine's already running, so I go

Chorus

Oh, take the detour, take the long way down

Spin me through the desert and the neon town

Take the detour, I won't ask you why

Hold on, hold on, we're gonna fly

Brass Fanfare

Surf Guitar Break

Ska Break

Bridge

(Wait, where's my wallet?)

Sunday morning light on a stranger's kitchen floor

Wearing someone's jacket and I'm not sure what for

Note on the counter, a lipstick heart, a wink

And a coin on the table, that's all, I think

Pre-Chorus

I know I should say no

But the engine's already running, so I go

Chorus

Oh, take the detour, take the long way down

I'd do it all again in a heartbeat, in a town

Take the detour, I know how it ends

But the best kind of trouble is the kind that makes you friends

Outro

She's a, she's my detour girl

She's my detour girl

She's my detour girl

She's my detour girl