lyrics by Jennifer Smith

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I thought he knew it all, but we were both young,

A wanna be waitress and the owner’s son.

The chemistry was real, but he kept it cool

He called me jailbait and it felt so cruel

 

I was by his side at every chance,

Hung on his words, craved his glance.

...I think it was May of 85,

The very first time I felt alive

 

One night after work, we slipped away,

With cheap beer and so much to say.

The moon lit up the shallow water

Heat. Desire. Greedier. Hotter

 

[pre chorus]

He had the sexiest smile that I’d ever tasted

In the backseat by the river just a little bit wasted

On the radio Pink Floyd played their song

And I can’t forget how he turned me on

 

[chorus]

He was Camaros, Zepplin and mountain bikes

Carnivals, casinos and moonlit nights

He had long hair and leather and midnight eyes

Excuses, opinions and alibis…

Excuses, opinions and alibis

 

The very next week he walked out the door,

Off to California for something more.

I was left empty, bruised but inspired,

To find him again when I was older and wiser.

 

I saw him once a couple years later

He smiled at me like he knew better

Said he’d been broken, painted a scene

But all I saw was the in-between.

It was like a dream, but so familiar.

Because…

 

[pre chorus]

He had the sexiest smile that I’d ever tasted

In the backseat by the river just a little bit wasted

On the radio Pink Floyd played their song

And I can’t forget how he turned me on

 

[chorus]

He was Camaros, Zepplin and mountain bikes

Carnivals, casinos and moonlit nights

He had long hair and leather and midnight eyes

Excuses, opinions and alibis…

Excuses, opinions and alibis

 

That night by the river, he whispered... I love you,

...I was young but smart enough to know

It was only the moment that made it true,

Even though I loved him too… and I still do.

 

Now all those years have come and gone

Many lives lived, some right, some wrong.

No shame, no ignorance, no regret, no blame

He was never mine but I was never the same

 

[pre chorus]

He had the sexiest smile that I’d ever tasted

In the backseat by the river just a little bit wasted

On the radio Pink Floyd played their song

And I can’t forget how he turned me on

 

[chorus]

He was Camaros, Zepplin and mountain bikes

Carnivals, casinos and moonlit nights

He had long hair and leather and midnight eyes

Excuses, opinions and alibis…

Excuses, opinions and alibis

 

I remember him so clearly

His lips,

His laugh,

His lie.

 

Maybe he’ll be the same…

When I see him again.

 

 

[chorus]

He was Camaros, Zepplin and mountain bikes

Carnivals, casinos and moonlit nights

He had long hair and leather and midnight eyes

Excuses, opinions and alibis…

Excuses, opinions and alibis…

 

Excuses, opinions and alibis.