Perfected Steps

starting up your chevrolet to packed crowds back in the heyday backfires, like the bravado you did your best to downplay your mistakes are sitting center stage just like you made them the American way all of your mistakes are sitting center stage just like you made them with only the seasons keeping time who do you wanna be there by your side? burning up beacon, casting light over the empty seats night after night solo, a dying star wants to dance over again perfected steps were so big back then ain't nobody singing along no one remembers that song holding on to diminishing dawn laying down all you do is clown around in bed with your lady pair of die, roll 'em on a rent a night throw it all on layaway your mistakes are sitting center stage just like you made them the American way all of your mistakes are sitting center stage just like you made them with only the seasons keeping time who do you wanna be there by your side? burning up beacon, casting light over the empty seats night after night solo, a dying star solo, a dying star wants to dance over again ain't nobody singing along no one remembers that song barely holding on to diminishing dawn roller coaster, coming down wonderland is hitting the ground letter z, pocket size you're winning but you don't realize you arrive at the fight wanna piece of me? come get your slice of life there she is, paradise you could stay a while but it wouldn't suffice ya you know, she's real nice by now you've been there too many times you arrive at the fight wanna piece of me? in spite of yourself feel the pressure but why? wanna be something come get your slice of life the more you want the more you miss the more you wish that you had it but when it all falls down around you will you see how it happened?