Parking Lot After Graduation

[pop_punk, pop_rock, punk, alternative_rock, upbeat, driving, high_energy, playful, rebellious, youthful] [Prompt by ThrumFeed.com] [Verse 1] He shows up late with his board under one arm Wheels chipped from the same set of stairs Her mom’s car idling two rows over Radio too loud, pretending not to stare He smells like pavement and cheap deodorant She smells like whatever was on sale They’ve done this dance since junior year Same excuses, different nails [Pre-Chorus] Everyone knows where they’re supposed to stand Nobody asks if it fits [Chorus] She said he’s not what this town keeps She said he won’t ever last But she keeps his number memorized Like a habit she can’t shake back Yeah, she keeps his number memorized Like a habit she can’t shake back [Verse 2] He works nights at a place off Route Nine Grease burns climbing up his wrists She posts photos from parties he skips Tags cropped so he doesn’t exist They talk in fragments, borrowed time Five minutes before someone needs her He leans against the soda machine Like it owes him an answer [Pre-Chorus] Everyone’s watching the long game Nobody counts the cost [Chorus] She said he’s not what this town keeps She said he won’t ever last But she keeps his number memorized Like a habit she can’t shake back Yeah, she keeps his number memorized Like a habit she can’t shake back [Bridge] Years roll by like unpaid bills Names change, the rules don’t He still hears her laugh in crowds That don’t know him at all [Chorus] She said he’s not what this town keeps She said he won’t ever last But she keeps his number memorized Like a habit she can’t shake back Yeah, she keeps his number memorized Like a habit she can’t shake back [Outro] Same parking lot, different faces Same story wearing new clothes His board rattles across the concrete Long after everyone goes