"Emily was seventeen,
green jacket and tight black jeans.
Now she's got a thing for Bailey Lane,
and they're doing things that I can't explain.
She's been sad since her mother died,
so I'll just sit back and I'll bide my time.
But I'm still sleeping in another room,
and, boy, I hope she comes around soon.
'Cause I've been waiting in the door way,
to go to my car and go for a drive.
You're still looking the other way,
and I think you'll take your time
getting home tonight.
Getting home tonight.
So he went out and he hit the road.
He took his time and took the long way home.
But in the end, he'll still kiss the ground,
and make amends for what he's found out.
That girl called, but he was on his way,
on a stretcher helicopter, some say.
But I know that he'll make it through.
Oh, I hope he comes around soon....
'Cause I've been waiting in the doorway,
to go to my car and go for a drive.
You're still looking the other way,
and I think you'll take your time
getting home tonight.
Getting home tonight.
Look, when we met we couldn't get along,
until we met each other in song,
singing lines about how we couldn't give up
on all the things that we loved
in suburbia.
'Cause I've been waiting in the doorway,
to go to my car and go for a drive.
You're still looking the other way,
and I think you'll take your time
getting home tonight.
Getting home tonight...."
credits
from Leisure Dreams,
released September 29, 2015
Bradley Thomas wrote and performed all of the vocals, guitars, bass, drums, piano, organ, synth, ukulele, bells, and auxiliary percussion.
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