See, I've been here for 28 years
Poundin' sweat beneath these wheels
We tattooed lines beneath our skin
No surrender, my Bobby JeanSee, I've been here for 28 years
Poundin' sweat beneath these wheels
We tattooed lines beneath our skin
No surrender, my Bobby JeanAnd we've been burned by all our fears
Just from growin' up around here
Our father's factories marked our cards
While Eden burned against the starsAnd Sally said, Sally said
"I can't take no more regret"
It cut us deep into our souls
Came and climbed into our bedAnd Sally said, Sally said
"Meet me by the river's edge"
We're going to wash these sins away
Or else we won't come back againYou know I had these ballroom dreams
That, as a child came to me
I was a boy in Grandma's arms
A mother's pride and a wounded heartAnd I was full with fiery wonder
You wore Audrey Hepburn pearls
You were the only one who understood me then
You're the only one who willAnd Sally said, Sally said
"I can't take no more regret"
It cut us deep into our souls
Came and climbed into our bedAnd Sally said, Sally said
"Meet me by the river's edge"
We're going to wash these sins away
Or else we won't come back againAnd now I drive the one-oh-one
On a California night
And I'm amazed at all the stars
Beneath that old Hollywood signAnd they waltz the ballet up the boulevard
To a place we never kept
And I'm not sure if we belong here
If I never really left or if I can go homeAnd Sally said, Sally said
"I can't take no more regret"
It cut us deep into our souls
Came and climbed into our bedAnd Sally said, Sally said
"Meet me by the river's edge"
We're going to wash these sins away
Or else we won't come back againNo retreat, no regrets
No retreat, no regrets
No retreat, no regrets
Meet me by the river's edgeNo retreat, no regrets
No retreat, no regrets
No retreat, no regrets
Meet me by the river's edge
Songwriters
FALLON, BRIAN /Published by
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