Verse 1 (acoustic guitar strumming, driving drums) Windows down and gravel flying, leaning in the passenger seat, Tires screaming, music crying, chasing down a summer beat. Screaming that we’re young and restless, living like we've nought to lose, But who is gonna hold the line when you are burning through the fuse? (electric guitar enters) Pour the drinks and tip them back beneath a neon summer moon, Give me backyard open fires playing to a country tune. Cold beer buzzing out of sight beneath the Friday stadium lights, Can’t explain the heavy pressure, choking on the dizzy heights. Right now there’s a shadow pressing heavy on my crowded chest, (bass guitar enters) She moves just like a rhythm that I haven't yet confessed. We could never play by all the rigid rules of this old town, Living on a couple pennies just to pass the jug around. If I found a gateway out, I swear I'd alter every track, Hit the concrete, bounce right up, and hit them double fighting back. Chorus (full band, high energy) Because the green dictates the constant rhythm of the street, Yeah, the dollar rules the hustle till we're falling off our feet. But the sun is always rising when the storm clouds clear away, Open up your eyes and see it’s a brand new day. Verse 2 (clean electric guitar riff) Pack your bags and clear the room, and leave it all right at the door, We are stepping to a rhythm that we simply can’t ignore. You can play the perfect saint and I will play the broken clown, At a tailgate party rocking on the edge of town. Got a stain upon my shirt from all the smoke and cheap red wine, Tracing out your silhouette and slowly crossing every line. And I know that she is anxious, second-guessing her own mind, Chasing down a college degree that she's leaving far behind. Dropping low and shifting gears, we let the heavy engines roar, Cruising through the city blocks like we are settling a score. Life is just a sudden flash, so keep the blurry focus clear, Hey there, heavy melody, is that our song I hear? Every morning there's another golden memory fading away, Right above the empty pillow where we used to lay. Chorus 2 / Bridge (distorted guitar power chords) Oh darling, you’re the only one I'm ever gonna need, But you turn around and leave our history to bleed. Like a kid inside the crowd who watches banners all unfurl, I am trying hard to find my wings within a heavy world. Yeah, you’re wild and you’re reckless, completely out of control, Always chasing number one, and always selling your soul. Outro (drums drop out, piano and acoustic guitar) Wake up to the cold light, standing face to face with strain, Just another rough patch, turning pages on the pain. Take a bad hand from the deck and spin it right around, Tear the canvas wide open till the naked truth is found.
