Small Town Lights
Escape Under Small Town Lights
Lyrics
There I am seventeen
Reflecting on being seventeen years old.
Shakin’ in my blue jeans
Feeling nervous or anxious in denim pants.
Oh, the liquor and the perfume
Describing the scent of alcohol and perfume as both pleasant and inexpensive.
Are sweet and cheap
Highlighting the sweetness and affordability of the mentioned substances.
You said there’s not much to this town
Acknowledging the simplicity of the town but offering to show someone around.
But if you want I’ll show you around
Expressing a willingness to guide despite personal feelings.
Whether I like it or not babe,
Accepting the knowledge of every street in the town.
I know every street in this town
Recognition of familiarity with the town's streets.
Small town lights
Referring to the lights in a small town.
They’re fading behind me
Noting the lights diminishing as the speaker moves away.
In that getaway car
Describing a departure in a car with a companion.
With you right beside me
Emphasizing the presence of the companion during the departure.
We laid on our backs
Recalling a moment of lying on the ground despite the cold.
Despite the cold of the ground
Emphasizing the coldness of the ground during the mentioned moment.
The fire’s warmth was still on your face
Feeling the warmth from a fire on the companion's face.
I could feel it
Noting the sensation of warmth increasing with proximity.
With each moment
Highlighting the significance of each moment.
Oh the closer that you came
Expressing the impact of the companion getting closer.
You made a map on the palm of my hands
Symbolizing a connection by drawing a map on the palm of hands.
Said this is just as far as we’ll plan
Limiting future plans to the present moment.
I couldn’t breathe for an hour
Describing breathlessness after a forbidden kiss.
After that first, that most forbidden kiss
Highlighting the intensity of the first forbidden kiss.
Small town lights
Reiterating the fading of small town lights.
They’re fading behind me
Echoing the diminishing small town lights in the car.
In that getaway car
Describing the departure in a getaway car with a companion.
With you right beside me
Emphasizing the companion's presence during the departure.
Only a ribbon of road
Depicting a scenic road with the engine humming.
Sing to the engine hum
Suggesting a connection between the road and the engine sound.
Hold me now
Expressing a desire to be held in the moment.
While you can
Emphasizing the transient nature of the moment.
Oooooooo
Conveying emotion through vocalization.
Small town lights
Reiterating the fading of small town lights.
They’re fading behind me
Echoing the diminishing small town lights in the getaway car.
In that get-away car
Describing the departure in a getaway car with a companion.
With you right beside me
Emphasizing the companion's presence during the departure.
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