Kick it off with a record time, tie breaking lullaby, by then you'll sing it can you sing it?
Hopes galore in 1985, before the starting line, but now we bring it can you bring it?

I thought I could write about anything, but you cut me off forbidding using your name
Your letter is full of code I haven't figured out, and what you heard about isn't adding up the amount you spent uninviting...
You could hold a candle to the city I'm watching all your bridges burn.
Bad timing, either better pull yourself together or fall apart while waiting your turn
So turn me off when the lights go down. Sing me a song that will put me to sleep
Nightly routine, dream your night on the town. Hold in all your thoughts I don't talk when I'm out

Kick it off with a record time, tie breaking lullaby, by then you'll sing it can you sing it?
Hopes galore in 1985, before the starting line, but now we bring it can you bring it to life?

All I ever wanted was to keep you to myself, but your the talk of the town
A clever story so long, farewell. I'll leave you living a lonely night and
you could hold a candle to the city, I'm watching all your bridges burn
Bad timing, either better pull yourself together or fall apart while waiting your turn
Turns out we didn't go down! I'll sing you a song, make you wish it was deep
typical girl in a typical town... Lesson of the day is what I'm really about

I was only under the impression you were waiting for nothing but nothing turned out to be
a better life and nothing less than what im leaving behind and what im putting behind me
I thought I could write about anything, you could only hold me for a number of days
but we're over now that I'm on my way