Later Tonight Lyrics by Josh Ross
Later tonight, I’ll drink you off of my mind
I’ll dance with somebody new and think I’m finally fine
Then I’ll just leave alone, I’ll come back home on my own
And you’ll be back on my mind a little later tonight
Little later tonight
Aw, baby, later tonight
Movin’ on like I’m s’posed to
Gettin’ back into that old me
Makin’ friends that don’t know you
In them places that ain’t where you’ll be
Ain’t thought about you yet, but the night is young
Gotta get you out my head, but nothin’ gets it done
Aw, baby, later tonight, I’ll drink you off of my mind
I’ll dance with somebody new and think I’m finally fine
Then I’ll just leave alone, I’ll come back home on my own
And you’ll be back on my mind a little later tonight
Little later tonight
Aw, baby, later tonight
I’ll be out with the boys, and we gon’ be sippin’
They’ll ask me how I been, I’ll say I been livin’
I think I turned the corner, man, it’s been different
I’ll say it confident like I meant it, wait a minute
Ain’t thought about you yet, but the night is young
That ghost up in my bed will probably get it done, get it done
I know that later tonight, I’ll drink you off of my mind
I’ll dance with somebody new and think I’m finally fine
Then I’ll just leave alone, I’ll come back home on my own
And you’ll be back on my mind a little later tonight
Little later tonight
I’ll try my best not to call your phone (Later tonight)
I’ll tell myself to quit holding on (Later tonight)
I wonder why it takes so damn long
You’ll be back on my mind a little later tonight
Later tonight
Later tonight
Later tonight
Later tonight
Album
Later Tonight Tracklist
- Later Tonight: A futile attempt to drown out a persistent heartache through fleeting distractions, only to have the memory resurface in solitude.
- Hate How You Look: A visceral lament over an ex-lover's effortless and alluring public display of moving on, which painfully contrasts with the narrator's inner turmoil.
- My Side Of Town: The bitter experience of being ostracized within one's own community after a breakup, due to the ex-partner's damaging and one-sided narrative.
- Smith & Wesson: A metaphorical gunshot of heartbreak, where a woman's devastating departure is likened to a precise and irreversible bullet wound.
- Leave Me Too: A self-aware admission of causing such profound pain that the only logical course of action, if roles were reversed, would be to leave without looking back.
- Half Lit: A cyclical and unresolved relationship that perpetually exists in a state of half-hearted connection, neither fully extinguished nor properly rekindled.
- Mad At Me: A defiant accusation that an ex's new relationship is merely a vengeful charade, fueled by lingering anger rather than genuine affection.
- Break My Heart In Two: The painful cycle of repeatedly allowing oneself to be emotionally shattered by a partner who intermittently returns only to cause more heartbreak.
- Whiskey You: A rueful personification of whiskey as the destructive force behind regrettable actions and emotional turmoil following a breakup.
- Single Again: A confident and opportunistic proposition to rekindle a romance the moment the ex becomes single again, promising a better love.
- Songs You Gave Me: The poignant irony of achieving musical success with songs inspired by a lost love, now performed with heartbreak instead of joy.
- Namin' Names: The torment of hearing vague but familiar rumors about an ex moving on, sparking jealousy and the painful realization of being replaced.
- Drunk Right Now (Na Na Na): A desperate embrace of intoxication to escape heartache and the pressures of the week, seeking communal solace in a neon-lit bar.
- Nobody From Nowhere: A triumphant reflection on rising from humble origins with determination and little more than faith, defying all expectations.
- Scared Of Getting Sober: The raw fear of sobriety because clarity would force confrontation with the overwhelming grief of a lost love.