I had my friend over Matt Sickels and we co-wrote this track for this weeks assignment...its definitely a KEEPER!
lyrics
WHEN YOU’RE A KID…LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN
EXCITING ONLY COMES AROUND, ONCE OR TWICE IN YOUR LIFE
WE CLIMBED THE LADDER AT THE BACK OF THE 7/11, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
WHEN THE WHOLE TOWN FALLS ASLEEP
AND THERE’S NO ONE IN THE STREET
IT’S LIKE THIS CITY IS OURS, WE COULD BURN IT DOWN WITH GASOLINE
BUT WE DON’T CAUSE THERES NO PLACE ELSE TO GO
NO WE DON’T CAUSE THERE’S NO PLACE ELSE
WAIT…WHO SAID THAT LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE
IN THE SAME PLACE…I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES
TONIGHT…OUR HEARTS ARE SHINING LIKE A BRIGHT LIGHT
OUR BODIES FEEL LIKE THEY COULD TAKE FLIGHT
I’D GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU
IMAGINE THIS…TWO KIDS FALL IN LOVE
THEY NEVER EVEN HAD A CHANCE
NEVER TOOK A SECOND GLANCE
THE FEARS THAT THEY HAD
NEVER CAME INTO PLAY
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
THATS WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS
A MATTER OF CHANCE, A SIGN IN THE SKY
THE PERFECT ALIGNMENT OF EVERYTHING RIGHT
THE CROSSING OF T’S, THE DOTTING OF I’S
SERENDIPITOUS PASSING THEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
WAIT…WHO SAID THAT LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE
IN THE SAME PLACE…CAUSE LOOK I FOUND YOU
TONIGHT…OUR HEARTS ARE SHINING LIKE A BRIGHT LIGHT
OUR BODIES FEEL LIKE THEY COULD TAKE FLIGHT
I’D GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU
- SOLO-
MY FRIENDS AND I TAKE A DRIVE BM - C#M - D
SO WE CAN GET HIGH, AND LET IT GO FOR AWHILE
MAKE OUR WAY TO DEADMAN FALLS
BREAK BOTTLES ON WALLS
AND TELL OURSELVES THAT WE’LL NEVER BE THEM
WE’RE BETTER THAN THEM
WAIT…WHO SAID THAT LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE
IN THE SAME PLACE…LEAVE IT ALL UP TO FATE…WHEN I’M NEXT TO YOU
TONIGHT…OUR HEARTS ARE SHINING LIKE A BRIGHT LIGHT
OUR BODIES FEEL LIKE THEY COULD TAKE FLIGHT
I’D GO ANYWHERE WITH YOU
credits
from Round 30 Week 4,
released December 16, 2020
Matt Sickels/Patrick Rock
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