Music and lyrics by Cruz Contreras and Sam Quinn

first thing i remember, i was three years old
staring down that two lane, thinking of the great unknown
momma she just looked at me, said “where ya think you’re goin’ son?
it’s a mean ol’ world and ya best take care i’ll be prayin’ when the day is done”

pretty little girl in the bleachers smiling back at me
her words fell flat with a baseball bat now that girl kisses me
all my dreams are frightening, shaking in my flesh
tears they roll like thunder, falling and they won’t come back

i stood by you, you stood by me
there is darkness there is light
joy and misery

“daddy tell me a story, were you a little boy?
running around in your hometown, dreaming of making noise?”
years they rush like water, cracks on a broken road
all my friends are shadows, the only ones on the run
the only ones on the run

i’ll stand by you, you’ll stand by me
there is darkness there is light
joy and misery

first thing i remember i was three years old
staring down that two lane, thinking of the great unknown

Cruz Contreras ■ lead vocal ■ piano ■ acoustic guitar
Same Quinn ■ harmony vocal ■ bass
Dustin Schaefer ■ harmony vocal ■ electric guitar
Bowman Townsend ■ drums
Jamie Candiloro ■ Hammond B3 organ