Backseat Serenade Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Lazy lover, find a place for me again
You felt it once before, I know you did
I can see it
Whiskey princess, drink me under, pull me in
You had me at "Come over, boy, I need a friend"
I understand

[Chorus]
Backseat serenade, dizzy hurricane
Oh, God, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the sweat away to your radio (Radio, radio)
Backseat serenade, little hand grenade
Oh, God, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the pain away to your radio (Radio, radio, radio)

[Verse 2]
You take me over, I throw you up against the wall
We've seen it all before but this one's different
It's deliberate
You send me reeling, calling out to you for more
The value of this moment lives in metaphor
Yeah, through it all
[Chorus]
Backseat serenade, dizzy hurricane
Oh, God, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the sweat away to your radio (Radio, radio)
Backseat serenade, little hand grenade
Oh, God, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the pain away to your radio (Radio, radio, radio, ra-)

[Instrumental bridge]

[Chorus]
Backseat serenade, dizzy hurricane
Oh, God, I'm sick of sleeping alone (Oh, God, I'm sick of sleeping alone)
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the sweat away to your radio (Radio, radio)
Backseat serenade, little hand grenade
Oh, aren't you sick of sleeping alone? (Oh, aren't you sick of sleeping alone?)
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the pain away to your radio (Radio, radio, radio)

[Outro]
Oh, God, I'm sick of sleeping alone

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Genius Annotation

“Backseat Serenade” was written on tour in 2011.
It is guitarist Jack Barakat’s favorite on the album.

Vocalist and lead writer Alex Gaskarth told Billboard:

That song really defined and set the tone for the album. That was an earlier track, and it was something that we worked on for a while. The lyrical content didn’t come for a while. I had the melody and I had the music and suddenly this concept worked itself into the song. It’s one of the stronger songs on the album. It’s a cool culmination of old All Time Low and future All Time Low."

The song features Cassadee Pope, whose band Hey Monday toured with All Time Low on The Dirty Work Tour in 2011. At the time, Pope was dating drummer Rian Dawson of All Time Low.

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Credits
Background Vocals
Bass Guitar
Additional Vocals
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Assistant Recording Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Release Date
July 2, 2013
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