If the heatwave don't break what's left of this town
We'll be lost in the lake that the fires surround
And our love would burn twice as bright
But it's not that kind of night

Before everything you know that I've ever known
Turns into something for me to let go of
I wish I were holding you tight
But it's not that kind of night

A telephone call someplace in the dark is like a razorblade line across my heart
Scratch-marks on diamonds thrown into the street
Oh I loved you more than I cared about me

So if a life is as long as someone is deep
You threw a quarter into the well and never heard a thing
But at the bottom is where I found the light
But it's not that kind of night

Speeding like hell down a one-way street
All the cars went crooked and smashed everything
No more goodbyes, no more tears or lies
Oh I wanted you more than I loved my own life

So when they board up the mansion, the hotel is fine
I will wait by the window for your car to drive by
Pretending you're here by my side
But it's not that kind of night
The two of you together
Walking hand in hand
It's late December I my heart again
I broke the bottle that was glued to my hand
From the ash and the embers of the letters you never send

So if a life is as long as a reason to let go
Oh baby I got tired of holding the fucking rope
Pretending like it was alright
'Cause it's not that kind of night

I wish I was holding you tight
But it's not that kind of night