[Verse 1: Power-anthem rock male lead, raspy full-throated tenor, huge rolling drums] Ten summers dry on Kinsey Avenue Chain on the fence and the paint peelin' blue We grew up skatin' where the deep end should be Lifeguard chair rusted, nobody climbs it but me July came in like a fist to the jaw City said budget, city said law A hundred and four and the kids on the curb Old men in the shade with nothin' but words Then Big Lou stood up in the middle of the street Said, every hose you got, bring it here, bring it neat Mrs. Dee brought a wrench and Tito brought the cutters Chain hit the ground and we ran like brothers [Hook: Power-anthem rock male lead, church organ chords, full band, shouted anthem hook] Ten summers dry, now the whole block's in it Thirty garden hoses and we filled it to the limit Nobody came to save it, so we saved it ourselves Ten summers dry, and tonight we're all in it [Verse 2: Power-anthem rock male lead, raspy power-anthem tenor, harder] Midnight it's up to the three-foot line Two in the mornin' and it's over the nine Every kitchen faucet on the block runnin' wide Thirty hoses snakin' up the fence from every side Kids asleep on the bleachers in their trunks, in a pile Grandmas in lawn chairs and they're up for a while Water bill's comin' and we'll take it as it lands First light hits and the deep end's blue in our hands Ten years of skatin' on the cracks in the floor Now it's shinin' like a promise that we never had before Little Mo climbs up on the rusted chair And the whole block's countin' with him standin' there [Hook: Power-anthem rock male lead, church organ chords, full band, shouted anthem hook] Ten summers dry, now the whole block's in it Thirty garden hoses and we filled it to the limit Nobody came to save it, so we saved it ourselves Ten summers dry, and tonight we're all in it [Bridge: Power-anthem rock male lead, third-above lift, a second raspy tenor joins a third above] One, the whole block lined up on the side Two, the old men kick off their shoes and slide Three, and nobody's scared of the deep end now We hit the water and it comes up loud [Final Hook: Power-anthem rock male lead and second raspy tenor, full band and church organ, shouted anthem hook] Ten summers dry, now the whole block's in it Thirty garden hoses and we filled it to the limit Nobody came to save it, so we saved it ourselves Ten summers dry, and tonight we're all in it [Tag: Power-anthem rock male lead, full band hits] Ten summers dry, and we're all in it [End]
