Stirring, shaken, all of us waking Under the same cover of sky You said my freedom feels Like a white lie Sweet on the backseat Another day bolder A love spell rushes you by The smoke and the smoulder We were only inches away Still had a long, long way to go We were only inches away Still had a long, long way to go Weren't we born to break out To feel the muddy banks swell? I think of you on the dancefloor In a stuccoed motel Forecasting when and where we'd end up Couldn't save us anyhow Just kid conversation My star sign resolver You only had your olympic girls The frosted sheen of leotard twirls Running revolt and winning gold For the TV screen Before being led back to the cells Lay your head in the lap of a girl You'll never learn something If it isn't taught well You'll never find a thing If you can't lose yourself Every once in a while I looked for your figure The cut your shape would make In the freedom of a microphone There's a shadow I can't shake Who's there? Who's there in the morning? To see you at the station And when you feel like giving up There, so you can hold her We were only inches away Still had a long, long way to go We're only inches away Still have a long, long way to go We were only inches away Still had a long, long way to go