If It Takes All Night Lyrics

I've been waiting on the curtain

Velvet crashing to the ground

Cigarettes to ease my burden

Try forget you're sticking round

Still the same old conversation

Pretty boys and old guitars

Petty feuds and deprivation

Never thought we'd get this far

I've been keeping all your secrets

I've been keeping you forlorn

You've been keeping all my letters

But I can't keep it up too long

It's not something you can run from

But I'm not sticking round to learn

You keep your hands inside your pockets

I'll keep my feet from kicking stones

If it takes all night

Baby I don't need to sleep

If you wanna break my heart

Oh you better make your peace

I been watchin' all the flirtin

I been reading 'tween the lines

You keep tellin' me your hurtin'

But you keep crossing over lines

I don't need your disillusion

With every little change of heart

Try to give me your permission

We tried it once you gave it up

If it takes all night

Baby I've heard it all before

If you wanna feel alright

I'm not your compromise

If it takes all night

Well I'm not waiting round 

I'm not holdin' your head

I'm not sayin' it's allright

I've been chafin' on the curfews

Sick and tired of second thoughts

I'm waiting on the virtue

I'm switching off and walking out