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Eighteen
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Rock
Eighteen was released on September 10, 2002 by Philo as a part of the album The Speed of Trees
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Release DateSeptember 10, 2002
LabelPhilo
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM82

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul
Composer, Lyrics

Lyrics

It was a summer night
I took off in my old rental car
Rolled the windows right on down
I cranked up the radio
And chased a meteor
On a dirt road out of town
Tonight
There's a bonfire in Walker's Field
Tonight
In the firelight our dreams revealed
Tonight
You can chase away your high school years
Shadows dancing while the elephants sing
But I never knew right then just what it means
To be eighteen
The voice of Jimmy Aberdeen
Still washes over me
He'd laugh like a thundercloud
His old and blue spray paint
Jimmy was no saint
But he could always draw the crowd
That night
We climbed the water tower in Walker's Field
That night
Above the lights, a tower of fates was seen
That night
Jimmy fell down through the darkness
An ambulance brought silence to the scene
And they carried off the life and broken dreams
Of Jimmy Aberdeen
Now the years have passed
The cabby taps the glass
We're outside my reunion hall
He leaves me to the night
I can count the satellites
I see the tower looming tall
Tonight
I'm taking on my memory
Tonight
I climbed the water tower for all I say
Tonight
I painted steel with cobalt blue
Spelling out my graduation year
Above the highway that took me out of here
And I finally think that I really know
What it means
To be eighteen
Eighteen
Eighteen
Eighteen
Written by: Ellis Paul
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