So I decided to continue it.
Here is a little bit of Marie's background. The song is in italics :)
I ended up crashing on my moms couch an hour before she went to work. I had a dream about my life in NY;
It was in the summer and my boyfriend Daniel and I were on our way home from the lake.
Baby this town built you and me
We wrote our names in the wet concrete
We get caught up in the same routines
Need an escape from reality
We have been dating for a long time and were really in love. I was 15 and he was 16. Not much of an age difference, but we were best friends and then later fell for each other. Anyways, it was a wonderful day. We went swimming, took naps and watched the clouds float over our heads. Life was hard being somewhat broke. I rarely spent any of my money, like I said I saved it. So we would go on all kinds of little drives to escape the real world.
There's a getaway car in the driveway, parked
Let's hit the road and let the engine spark
We'll be singing out loud to the Rolling Stones
Making up the lines that we don't know
I'll ride shotgun, baby take the lead
So hold my hand and let the Goodyears roll
In the green light of the stereo
Pretending it's a Mustang, you can be my Steve McQueen
So go on and take the keys, hey hey
And see where the road leads, hey hey
Dani and I were on our way home when we decided to stop for dinner a mile out from home. It was the worst decision we ever made.
County lines in your rearview fade
Changin' lanes, new memories made
Pedal down and the tank is full
Getting high on life and low on troubles
Bringing us down
Before we left one of the Socs gangs came in to the restaurant and shot almost everyone. I watch Danel die as he layed in my arms. I later learned he was gonna propose to me on my 16th birthday. One week from that day. He never got the chance.
We'll be singing out loud to the Rolling Stones
Making up the lines that we don't know
I'll ride shotgun, baby take the lead
So hold my hand and let the Goodyears roll
In the green light of the stereo
Pretending it's a Mustang, you can be my Steve McQueen
So go on and take the keys, hey hey
And see where the road leads
A part of me died when he died. I took his gun. It's black little with his initials engraved in it. I shot every Soc I recognized in the leg. To this day they still have a little hobble. I was in jail for a long time and when I got out the first thing I did was go to the lake.
Top down when the sun comes up, yeah
Free falling back in love
Over and over again
We'll be singing out loud to the Rolling Stones
Making up the lines that we don't know
I relived all our memories and sat on the bench and cried.
We'll be singing out loud to the Rolling Stones
Making up the lines that we don't know
I'll ride shotgun, baby take the lead
So hold my hand and let the Goodyears roll
In the green light of the stereo
Pretending it's a Mustang, you can be my Steve McQueen
So go on and take the keys
And see where the road leads
I was even colder than I was before. I forgot how to love. I only cared about my mom who was in Tulsa then, along with Tim, Curl and Ang Shephard . I had no one. I became cold and hated the world and even more so, Socs. Every year I went to visit the lake Daniel and I used to go to.
Come on, come on, take the keys
Come on, come on, baby
Come on, come on, take the keys
Come on, come on, baby
~Take the Keys - Leah Turner
