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[Verse 1] Was that the god of laser lights? Was that his ship up in the sky? I was a ripped-up teen so green in '89 When from the hills above the scene In aquamarine, unearthly light I saw him slip through the trees with ease some summer night [Chorus 1] Girl, come and hold me in your mind My heart hurts, and my head feels light Girl, come and find me at 25 Okay, girl? [Verse 2] Did he pass by the roller-rink? Did he see the neon blink? Did he watch our electric slide? Did he know we were one when you passed your gum from your mouth to mine? [Chorus 2] I know, I know what's on your mind Just a little less glow, just a little more tired You're looking on back from 29 No way, girl [Verse 3] He bought us a drink, just think! And we're drunk Blazing through the discos, all that late-night summer slump The song that's on the radio, all thump, thump, thumping Is coming from his heart Just from his heart My heart stopped, it was struck dumb Reeling from the lyric, or just unaware of one Terrible with feeling and embarrassingly paralyzed by love Well, that's my heart That's it, that's it [Chorus 3] Cool down, get calmer, 31 Come down, or you'll just come apart You're just a little less fun and a little more numb And it sucks [Verse 4] And my heart just sits there, stupid, and pumps Basting in its bloody bath just for its all-night love For the Fairlight, roto-tom thud of the All-That-Summer song that it wants to become That's my heart Lost in this towering blaze of pain Before I go back to my own time I want to tell you 'bout the future and say it's fine [Chorus 3] But you know that I would be partly lying I think you better sit down, 35 'Cause you know I would be partly lying Girl