Late Checkout Love

Sunlight writes across the carpet,

Half past ten is on the phone.

Your jacket's hanging on the chair back,

My heart won't leave it alone.

Housekeeping down the hallway,

Rolling wheels and humming low.

You say, "Maybe we should hurry," But your smile is moving slow.

Call the desk and ask politely,

Tell them traffic made us late.

Tell them love misplaced the morning,

Tell them breakfast had to wait.

Late

checkout love, Give us one more hour.

Late checkout love, Keep the key card power.

We can pack up all the sunlight,

We can fold the ocean view.

Late

checkout love, I'm not checking out of you.

Shoes are hiding by the curtains,

Sunglasses under the bed.

Every little thing we gathered Says the night is not quite dead.

You are laughing in the bathroom,

Steam and perfume in the air.

I pretend to read the minibar Just to keep you standing there.

Call the desk and ask politely,

Tell them traffic made us late.

Tell them love misplaced the morning,

Tell them breakfast had to wait.

Late checkout love, Give us one more hour.

Late checkout love, Keep the key card power.

We can pack up all the sunlight,

We can fold the ocean

view. Late checkout love,

I'm not checking out of you.

If the lobby starts to call us,

Let the elevator stall.

If the bill is full of memories,

I'll be glad to pay them all.

Late checkout love, Give us one more hour.

Late

checkout love, Keep the key card power.

We can pack up all the sunlight,

We can fold the ocean view.

Late checkout love, I'm not checking out of you.