Chase Rice

Released: January 24, 2020

Songwriter: Martin Johnson Kevin Griffin François Tétaz

Producer: Martin Johnson

[Intro]
(Hey)

[Verse 1]
He was eighteen and wasted
Bedroom in the basement
Parents' house, Tuscon, Arizona
What do you expect from a high school diploma?
Workin' hours in the shoe store
Sellin' dimes out the back door
And he puts on his prom crown
Says to his mama, "I'm the king of this town"

[Pre-Chorus]
Won't you take me out?
I hear the midnight streets a-callin'
You can hold me down
But like a bird, I'm just free-fallin'

[Chorus]
Here's to these American nights
We're havin' the time of our lives
Livin', dreamin', feelin', never sleepin' 'til we see the mornin' light
On these American nights (Hey)

[Verse 2]
(Hey)
Neighborhood kid just back from the desert
Tattoo and a discharge letter
VA, in the St. John
Six times a week, he still sleeps with his boots on
She skipped track up to Brooklyn
With a dream and some tanned skin
Graveyard at the rhino
This is the place where the stars shine, ya know? (Hey)

[Pre-Chorus]
Won't you take me out?
I hear the midnight streets a-callin'
You can hold me down
But like a bird, I'm just free-fallin' (Hey)

[Chorus]
Here's to these American nights
We're havin' the time of our lives
Livin', dreamin', feelin', never sleepin' 'til we see the mornin' light
On these American nights (Hey)

[Post-Chorus]
(Hey)
These American nights
These American nights (Hey)

[Bridge]
The sky's black in November
And nothin' good lasts forever
Twelve gauge heart in a machine gun town
Whole life runnin', ya can't stop now

[Chorus]
Here's to these American nights
We're havin' the time of our lives
Livin' on a feelin', got a feelin' that it's gonna be alright
On these American nights (Hey)

[Post-Chorus]
These American nights
These American nights (Hey, hey)
These American nights
These American nights (On these American nights)

Country music maverick Chase Rice has become one of country music’s most exciting figures since arriving in Nashville, building a loyal fan base across the country through his energetic live shows and gaining the attention of music critics and industry professionals alike with his edgy, eclectic sound. The Tar Heel State native recently released his first taste of new music with “Lonely If You Are,” now available on all digital platforms and climbing the charts at Country radio. The song follows his sophomore album, Lambs & Lions, released with Broken Bow Records in 2017 and featuring two-week chart-topper “Eyes On You” – Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career with more than 200 million streams and counting. Lambs & Lions followed Ignite the Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; the Platinum-certified “Ready Set Roll” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight.” After supporting Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour, Rice has consistently sold out 2,500-3,000 seat venues on his own headlining tours, plus served as direct support on the Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2018. His current headlining AM/PM Tour runs through the rest of 2019 before his The Pint of Anything Tour hits Europe in early 2020.

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