Verse 1:
D
Passed out on the overpass
G
Sunday best and broken glass
D
Broken down from the bikes and bars
G
Suspended like spirits over speeding cars
Em D
You and me were kings over the parkway tonight
Em A
And tonight will go on forever while we
D
walk around this town like we own the streets
G
and stay awake through summer like we own the heat
D
Singing "everybody wake up (wake up) it's time to get down"
Em
(everybody, everybody wake up its time to get down)
G
And when I pass the bottle back to Pete
D Em A
on the overpass tonight, I bet we laugh
Chorus :
G
I'm gonna stay eighteen forever (cut me open)
D
So we can stay like this forever (sun poisoned)
Em
And we'll never miss a party (this offer...)
A
cause we keep them going constantly (...stands forever)
G
And we'll never have to listen (new haircut)
D
to anyone about anything (new bracelet)
Em
cause it's all been done and it's all been said (eyeliner)
A
we're the coolest kids and we take what we can get
Verse 2:
G
The hell out of this town
D
Find some conversation
G
The low fuel lights been on for days
D
It doesn't mean anything
Em A
I've got another 500, 'nother 500 miles
D Em
before we shut this engine down,
A
(we shut it down)
Chorus
G
I'm gonna stay eighteen forever (cut me open)
D
So we can stay like this forever (sun poisoned)
Em
And we'll never miss a party (this offer...)
A
cause we keep them going constantly (...stands forever)
G
And we'll never have to listen (new haircut)
D
to anyone about anything (new bracelet)
Em
cause it's all been done and it's all been said (eyeliner)
A
we're the coolest kids and we take what we can get
Chorus again
G
I'm gonna stay eighteen forever (cut me open)
D
So we can stay like this forever (sun poisoned)
Em
And we'll never miss a party (this offer...)
A
cause we keep them going constantly (...stands forever)
G
And we'll never have to listen (new haircut)
D
to anyone about anything (new bracelet)
Em
cause it's all been done and it's all been said (eyeliner)
A
we're the coolest kids and we take what we can get
Outro:
D
Just jealous cause we're young and in love
G
You're just jealous cause we're young and in love
D
You're just jealous cause we're young and in love
G
You're just jealous cause we're young and in love
D
You're just jealous cause we're young and in love
G END ON G
You're just jealous...
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