[Intro | Crunchy Twin-Guitar Riff, Big Live Drum Fill] [Male | Shouted] Who would've thought? [Full Band Kicks In] [Verse 1 | Male | Gritty, Playful] Back in school we barely talked, Just kept an eye on one another. I thought you had it all figured out, You thought I had it better. We had our own little rivalries, Though neither said a word. Two boys trying to prove something, Too proud to admit we'd heard. Funny thing about getting older, Life can turn you upside down. I walked away from the ambulance, And there you were when I came around. [Verse 2 | Male | Driving, Building] You gave me room to find my feet, Never made a big deal of it. Before too long we were working side by side, And making quite a team of it. You knew exactly when to push me, I knew when to push you back. One of us would get some bright idea, The other made it twice as bad. We'd finish up a long day's work, Still find some trouble to get into. Looking back, I couldn't tell you How we had the energy to do it. [Pre-Chorus | Drums Building, Hammond Rising] WE WEREN'T FRIENDS IN THE SCHOOLYARD! DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE'D BECOME! BUT PUT US BOTH TOGETHER, AND YOU KNEW WE'D GET IT DONE! [Chorus | Huge Dual Guitars, Pounding Drums] YOU AND ME AGAINST THE CLOCK! WORKING HARD AND TALKING BIG! WE'D GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT, THEN GO AND DO SOMETHING STUPID! WE WERE A HELL OF A TEAM! AND WE HAD A HELL OF A RUN! TWO GUYS WHO NEVER GOT ALONG TILL WE FOUND OUT WE COULD! WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW GOOD WE HAD IT, DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST IT'D GO! YOU AND ME AGAINST THE CLOCK, BACK WHEN WE RAN THE SHOW! [Guitar Riff | Snare Echo] [Verse 3 | Male | Rowdy, Smiling] We had a thousand private jokes Nobody else could understand. One look across a crowded room And we'd both be laughing again. We weren't always on our best behavior. I'll admit that much is true. If somebody asked whose fault it was, I'd usually point at you. You'd point right back without a second thought, And we'd both start talking fast. Somehow we'd get away with it, Then swear that one would be our last. [Verse 4 | Male | Warm, Still Energetic] A few years went by in a hurry. We each had things we had to do. We both wound up in the city, But somehow lost touch there too. You found a place and settled down. I kept moving down the shore. Nothing happened between us. We just weren't around much anymore. And every now and then I think About the way those years flew past. I'd give a lot to hear you laughing At one of those old jokes again. [Chorus | Full Band, Bigger Harmonies] YOU AND ME AGAINST THE CLOCK! WORKING HARD AND TALKING BIG! WE'D GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT, THEN GO AND DO SOMETHING STUPID! WE WERE A HELL OF A TEAM! AND WE HAD A HELL OF A RUN! TWO GUYS WHO NEVER GOT ALONG TILL WE FOUND OUT WE COULD! WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW GOOD WE HAD IT, DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST IT'D GO! YOU AND ME AGAINST THE CLOCK, BACK WHEN WE RAN THE SHOW! [Guitar Solo | Wild Southern-Rock Twin Leads, Hammond Organ, Thunderous Drums] [Bridge | Half-Time Stomp, Male Vocal Builds] YOU HAD YOUR LIFE! I HAD MINE! WE WERE NEVER GONNA WALK THE SAME ROAD ALL THE TIME! BUT I KNOW ONE THING! AND I'LL SAY IT LOUD! I'M DAMN GLAD WE WERE FRIENDS WHEN THOSE YEARS CAME AROUND! [Full-Band Stop] [Male | Spoken, Grinning] And for the record... Most of it was your fault. [Explosive Drum Fill] [Final Chorus | Maximum Power, Huge Room Echo] YOU AND ME AGAINST THE CLOCK! WORKING HARD AND TALKING BIG! WE'D GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT, THEN GO AND DO SOMETHING STUPID! WE WERE A HELL OF A TEAM! AND WE HAD A HELL OF A RUN! I'D TAKE THOSE YEARS ALL OVER AGAIN, EVERY SINGLE ONE! WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW GOOD WE HAD IT, DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST IT'D GO! YOU AND ME AGAINST THE CLOCK, BACK WHEN WE RAN THE SHOW! [Outro | Driving Twin-Guitar Riff] [Male | Strong, Laughing] Who would've thought Back in high school I'd end up calling you my friend? [Male | Full Belt] HELL OF A TEAM, MY FRIEND! [Final Guitar Solo | Thunderous Drum Fill] [Big Final Chord | Long Natural Echo] [End]
