Firecrackers And Ferris Wheels
I was sitting in my car the other night
Behind a couple of High School kids
Light turned green and they didn't go
They were locked in a red light kiss
Yeah, yeah, oh
Took me back to a long time ago
To a girl I used to know
Know
And we were firecrackers and ferris wheels
Dipstick kisses and pink high heels
Cotton dresses and sun tan lines
Anf she was all mine, she was all mine
She was so fine
Yeah, and she was all mine
Spent a long summer waiting for the lights to turn green
It's been a long time since I had that dream
And looking back I think it's me I miss
The small town rebel and innocence
Yeah, yeah
And I was firecrackers and ferris wheels
Too wonderful, get the way that it feels
New black Thomas and Seers guitar
Sneaking into a smokey bar
The world was mine, it was so fine
Yeah, that world was all mine
I watched the cars go flying past
And man it all goes by so fast
Firecrackers and ferris wheels
Time is a thief that tries to steal
But nothing's gonna take these memories
They're always gonna be right here with me
Firecrackers and ferris wheels
Making out behind the football field
Cheap talk and perils flash past
A hundred miles an hour
Never, ever looking back
And it was so fine
It was fine, it was so fine, yeah
The world was all mine, it was so fine, yeah
I got miles and miles an' miles to go
The memories and the radio
Mine, it was all mine
Foguetes e Roda-Gigante
Eu estava sentado no meu carro outra noite
Atrás de uns garotos do colégio
O sinal ficou verde e eles não foram
Estavam presos em um beijo no sinal vermelho
É, é, oh
Me levou de volta a muito tempo atrás
A uma garota que eu costumava conhecer
Conhecer
E éramos foguetes e roda-gigante
Beijos de moleque e saltos altos rosas
Vestidos de algodão e marcas de sol
E ela era toda minha, ela era toda minha
Ela era tão linda
É, e ela era toda minha
Passei um longo verão esperando o sinal ficar verde
Faz tempo que não tenho esse sonho
E olhando pra trás, acho que sinto falta de mim
Do rebelde da cidade pequena e da inocência
É, é
E eu era foguetes e roda-gigante
Maravilhoso demais, do jeito que se sente
Guitarra Thomas e Seers preta nova
Entrando escondido em um bar fumacento
O mundo era meu, era tão bom
É, aquele mundo era todo meu
Eu assisti os carros passando voando
E cara, tudo passa tão rápido
Foguetes e roda-gigante
O tempo é um ladrão que tenta roubar
Mas nada vai levar essas memórias
Elas sempre vão estar bem aqui comigo
Foguetes e roda-gigante
Trocando beijos atrás do campo de futebol
Conversas baratas e perigos passando
A cem por hora
Nunca, nunca olhando pra trás
E era tão bom
Era bom, era tão bom, é
O mundo era todo meu, era tão bom, é
Eu tenho milhas e milhas pra percorrer
As memórias e o rádio
Meu, era todo meu