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She wakes up every morning
To the sound of "Annie Waits" on the stereo
And gets ready for her day
Like a ballet dancer in a show
She could make a V-neck tee
Look like it belonged on the red carpet
Like when she walks down the hall at school
And every head turns her way

Well she's the queen of this town
And you best believe
That I'm wanting her like the rest
Watching as she drive in the parking lot
In her black Mercedes Benz
Well I only got three months
'Til high school's gone
And I'm outta time
So I better take my chance before first hour
Say "Hey"
Or spend my life as a wallflower

She's read every Jane Austen book on her shelf
A dozen times now
And she's smarter than every boy
Who's ever held her hand
And she's in love with this town
The way a hopeless romantic loves poetry
She dreams of falling in love
And settling down here someday

Well, she's the queen of this town
And I must admit that she's a little bit out of my league
But I'm bold and I'm dumb
So I'll give it a run
And take a chance to try to make her see
That I'm everything she wants
At the end of the dance when the lights go low
So I'm gonna take my chance on that last song
Take her hand
Or spend my life as a wallflower

I grew up to the sounds of The Wallflowers
Playing on the radio
"6th Avenue Heartache," "Three Marlenas," "One Headlight" on down
They made loneliness sound like a romantic drug
Worth its weight in gold
But now I'm trading it in
To be the guy who gets the girl

'Cause she's the queen of this town
And you best believe
That tonight I'm gonna make her mine
Away from the crowds and away from the noise
And away from any sense of time
She said "We've only got this beach
And the moon up above, and the stars in the sky"
So I'm gonna take my chance at this late hour
And kiss her
Won't spend my life as a wallflower

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from Life in the Rearview Mirror, released August 11, 2017

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