[Intro — a cappella male harmonies] Golden girl (Ooh-wah, ooh-wah) Golden girl (Ahh-ahh-ahh) You got the whole world Spinning around you [Band crashes in] [Verse 1 — Male] She comes walking down at quarter to nine Sunset shades and a dangerous smile Everybody turns when she crosses the street But she only ever looks at me She’s got a little red radio under her arm Silver on her fingers, trouble in her charm She says, “Come on, baby, don’t think twice” And suddenly I’m running every red light [Pre-Chorus — stacked responses] She says go (Go, go!) I say where? (Anywhere!) She says tonight (Tonight!) Lead: And I don’t even care [Chorus — huge] Golden girl You make the whole night shine Golden girl For one summer, you were mine You got heaven in your eyes And the highway in your heart Golden girl You had me from the start [Post-Chorus — vocal counterpoint] (Ooh-wah, golden girl) Running through the night (Ooh-wah, golden girl) Everything’s alright [Verse 2] She likes the ocean when the moon is high Cheap motel signs and expensive lies She knows every song before the chorus comes And sings the high part just for fun We parked where the city disappeared She whispered something I could barely hear “Don’t fall in love with a girl like me” Then kissed me underneath the balcony [Pre-Chorus] She says go (Go, go!) I say when? (Right now!) She says forever (Forever!) Lead: And I believe her somehow [Chorus] Golden girl You make the whole night shine Golden girl For one summer, you were mine You got heaven in your eyes And the highway in your heart Golden girl You had me from the start [Middle Eight — sudden harmony-pop shift] Maybe she was never mine Maybe summer borrowed her Maybe every perfect night Has to become a photograph [Backing vocals building] (Don’t go, golden girl) (Stay, golden girl) (Ooh, don’t let the morning come) Lead: But morning always comes [A Cappella Break] Golden girl Where did you go? Golden girl I already know Past the lights Past the shore Somewhere I can’t follow anymore [Guitar Solo — short and melodic] [Final Chorus — full band] Golden girl You still make the memory shine Golden girl You’ll always be that summer of mine You had heaven in your eyes And forever in your heart Golden girl We never had a chance from the start [Overlapping vocal outro] (Golden, golden) There she goes (Golden, golden) Nobody knows (Ooh-wah, ooh-wah) Over the water (Ahh-ahh-ahh) Into the sun Lead: Somewhere west of forever— [All voices, a cappella] My golden girl.
