Fifteen

Jeffrey walked out the door
Who knows what for
Danny not far behind
Who knows why
Took us to Coney Island
On the coaster and around again

I loved it so oh oh
And I’m

Still in the backseat
Listening to the backbeat
Ears ringing inside me
On a red convertible highway
Still looking for nothing
In love with a melody
Danny riding beside me
Under a Rockaway sky

Joey left through the door
Fifteen years before today
Eleven years before David died
Now it’s been
Almost 24 years ago
“I Wanna Be Sedated”
“Nothing to do
Nowhere to go oh oh”

And I’m

Still in the backseat
Listening to the backbeat
Ears ringing inside me
On a red convertible highway
Still looking for nothing
In love with a melody
Danny riding beside me
Under a Rockaway sky

Do you remember the rock and roll mixtape?
“Rockaway Beach”, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
It’s the end
The end of your suffering

And I’m

Still in the backseat
Listening to the backbeat
Ears ringing inside me
On a red convertible highway
Still looking for nothing
In love with a melody
Danny riding beside me
Under a Rockaway sky

Fifteen years ago
Joey left the world
Singing about a girl

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