Downtown, upbeat, saving grace
Amongst the bustling cityscape
Sideways staircase in the alleyway
We still look back but walked away
Long drives through the winter nights
Sing alongs to pale moonlight
Fuel was low but our heads held high
Ohhhhhh
Around and round, nowhere bound
We weren't lost but we weren't found
Then we came upon a door
Moving on meant moving forward
Harmonies in ghostly tones
A haunted house. A happy home
In just one summer, we built Rome
Then faaaaallll
Fireworks, unsettling scores
Dirty shirts and holy wars
Atlantic city and pacific shores
Up the creek without an oar
Memories, memories. Dull or shimmery
Good and bad. Both times were had at
That house on Chestnut street
I know that
You think you need it just to be who you were back when you last
Felt free behind the wheel
But don't dwell for too long
And keep your eyes upon the road
Take away the want for wanting
What I don't have is daunting
What I don't have is taunting
Take away the want for wanting
Melodies in lively colors
Traveled far. Expanded further
Spring fever left us in a fervor
The ship had sank. Forever's over
Around and round, bound to the now
Determined not to be dragged down
No longer climbing through the window
Those were simpler times back then though
Short drives on these autumn evenings
Humming harmonies so pleasing
Fuel's still low but our heads stay high
Ohhhhhhh
Uptown, down beat, saving grace
The place has changed but it's all the same