[Verse 1]

First time I looked straight into her eyes

I saw the future, I saw bluer skies

Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh

Even when I'm lonely I am always surprised all

Of the ways you told me to keep my eye on the prize

[Chorus 1]

You and your photographic memory

You and your photographic memory

[Verse 2]

I'm a broken man, I'm damaged goods

Lock me in the basement with furnace soot

You came along in your party dress

I climbed a mountain under house arrest

[Chorus 2]

When we were kids, I swear we were power lines

Out on some journey, searching for some better minds

[Bridge]

You can't cut it out, no you can't keep it out of line

Looking for the pavement

Looking like we're running out of time

And I am yours and you are mine

[Verse 3]

Batten down the hatches and man the sails

The war isn't over, it's not even tipped the scales

Run down the tracks like a bat out of hell

Don't muss up your hair because we're destined to fail

[Chorus 3]

When I was young, I thought I was a power line

When I was young, I was searching for some better time