Keep Us Here

RECORDED VERSION: C G long dusks, short walks, the night and loud breaches of life i walked on the water that summer, jumped into the water, never played football but often was asked the streetlights cast shadows, the world spun around me, my convertible leaked but the the tailight was out spun up and down main street on just a few dollars, all we needed was sunlight and gas (CHORUS) you kissed me in shadows under bridges, we ran down the streets of flaming grace i hid underneath the water tower, sketched drawings of it all by myself you heard my sly cry for help, before i knew it, you slowed and fell behind the end of the pack was where we met, you were as pretty as grace, fall, and hollywood combined a trip on the road that i should have taken i barely knew you but i couldn't forget wind, song, and history had melded together this place had torn at life itself (CHORUS: G C and if they can keep us here then we won't fly at all but if they don't leave us here there'll be no place to fall we're better off leaving here than to stay in this place Em C G our reflections shining back from yesterday's face) BRIDGE: you opened up jars and bottles of dreams set on a shelf the way that they told you to never feel, the way that you knew you always felt it's days like this when the rain is far away, when i want to stoop and draw you near the sunlight reflecting from the stones tells me to run far away from here FULL VERSION: long dusks, short walks, the night and loud breaches of life i walked on the water that summer, jumped into the water never played football but often was asked the streetlights cast shadows, the world spun around me my convertible leaked but the the tailight was out spun up and down the main street on just a few dollars all we needed was sunlight and gas the world's longest week and a half we hung out together showed up once for lunch one day you were gone everyone had waved you goodbye as you left said all of the things i had waited to say a trip on the road that i should have taken i barely knew you but i couldn't forget wind, song, and history had melded together this place had torn at life itself (CHORUS) you kissed me in shadows under bridges, we ran down the streets of flaming grace i hid underneath the water tower, sketched drawings of it all by myself you heard my sly cry for help, before i knew it, you slowed and fell behind the end of the pack was where we met, you were as pretty as grace, fall, and hollywood combined you smiled like you wanted to ask me a question you laughed every single day that we met brought you a present but never did give it inside joke that you never did get the lake at dark when i had never taken a dive you gave me the courage to take the leap you yourself were the bigger try later on staying out too late on the porch when the cops drove by and yelled i drove you home just to run away, i drove you away from myself (CHORUS: and if they can keep us here then we won't fly at all but if they don't leave us here there'll be no place to fall we're better off leaving here than to stay in this place our reflections shining back from yesterday's names) BRIDGE: you opened up jars and bottles of dreams set on a shelf the way that they told you to never feel, the way that you knew you always felt it's days like this when the rain is far away, when i want to stoop and draw you near the sunlight reflecting from the stones tells me to run far away from here