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after a dinner of tacos
and a big glass of cherry coke
you walk down to the sidewalk
and have yourself a smoke

mysterious fireworks framed
by the houses across the street
you walk down to the stoplight
and in the cool night
you look at your feet

the air is fine, the air is fresh
the city's wrapped in its twilight cloak
but you are heavy, your steps like lead
joined to some clandestine yoke

everybody knows that you're tired now
there's no use in being discrete
things could be better, but things could be worse
so get your eyes up off that concrete

are you aware
of what's up there
in the place above your head?

or how it goes
outside your dark windows
when you're sleeping in your bed?

out in space the comets race
and shake off their cosmic debris
propel it here into the atmosphere
for the sake of you and me

the perseids, the geminids
and the quadrantids in the east
flying from afar, there are shooting stars
at the very least, at the very least

we've got meteor
showers

i know that it's dark as night
i know you're lost, i know you're afraid
but look up, hold tight!
the sky's on fire tonight
a meteoric parade
and thus, our serenade

your boss is mean
your friends are making a scene
nobody brought you flowers
but there are meteor showers

your car broke down
don't have a friend in the town
you can't keep up with the hours
but there are meteor showers

the dinosaurs died
and life is kicking your hide
you lost your copy of "the two towers"
but there are meteor showers

meteor showers

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from actin' a dang fool!, released July 3, 2008
music/lyrics: lmfs

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