Kemp Lane Lyrics

Word came whispering up through the fields

And over the South Mountain pass

I had a head full of feeling and a new set of wheels

Miles of open road and green grass

Long dark hair and slim black jeans

With eyes that'd cut right through you

You came to me on that summer eve

And said let's go write a story or two

Them singing bugs surrounded us

You killed the engine to an uproar

We fell in love with that summer dusk

Of a place you've never been before

Bloody eyes and scraped up knees

You were the queen of Market Street

But the sidewalk stayed exactly the same size

Had a half bottle of wine, started the car and took you with me

I couldn't let those words we spoke become lies

Them lightning bugs surrounded us

Quiet and bright down at Kemp Lane

It was the most we'd seen of our flickered dreams

And the least we'd ever known of pain