Wait on me, baby, tonight
Just hold me like
Like it's 1989

We were young and feeling high
Radio playing our lullabies
Your leather jacket, my trembling hands
We're dancing slow with no big plans
No phones, no world outside this car
Just two young hearts and a dashboard star

You say: Baby, don't let go
Like time moves fast but we move slow
If tomorrow fades away
Let this moment stay

Hold me like 1989
Like love was simple, like you were mine
Like the night would never end
Like we'd never have to pretend
Spin me under endless nights
Like we're frozen in time tonight
Before the world changed our design
Hold me like 1989

Cassette tape rewinds again
We're singing off-key in the wind
Your heartbeat syncing up with mine
Like drum machines in perfect time

We were fire on a summer street
Barely grown, but feeling complete
No fear of what we'd lose
Just red lipstick and dancing shoes
If tomorrow pulls us apart
Leave this rhythm in my heart

Hold me like 1989
Like love was simple, like you were mine
Like the night would never end
Like we'd never have to pretend
Spin me under endless nights
Like we're frozen in time tonight
Before the world changed our design
Hold me like 1989

If this is our last love song
Let it play a little longer
Let the speakers cry for us
Let the bassline make us stronger
We were young enough to believe
Love could live forever in one night
So don't let the morning steal this feeling
Hold me close till the fading light

Don't let go, don't let go
We were magic on the radio
Slow dance close, heart to heart
Like we'll never fall apart
One more night, just rewind
Back before
One more night, just rewind
Back before we said goodbye

If forever's hard to find

Hold me like 1989
Like we're dancing on borrowed time
Like the tears will never fall
Like love can conquer it all
Spin me under endless nights
Keep me close till morning light
Before we fade into goodbye

Hold me like 1989
Like 1989
Like 1989
Like 1989
Don't let go
Hold me