Just Seventeen, windows down
Sixty-five Mustang gleam
Cruisin' the strip
In this sleepy little dream
Hotel California
Playin' on the eight-track tape
Those Eagles harmonies
Cuttin' through the late-night escape
Leavin' your porch light glowin'
At midnight was hard
My mind racin' faster
Than this old V8 heart
What would I do
If I stayed right here
Just another guy in this town to disappear
Got to leave this sleepy town
Chase something more
Break these county lines
Find an open door
Yeah I had to run
Had to find my shine
But those old songs still pull me back in time
Now the music memories linger
Married my high school sweetheart
Under Texas skies
Thought forever was painted
In her dark brown eyes
Then the call came, job out
Past the state line glow
Took the leap, packed the car
Never looked back, no
Years rolled on like miles
On blacktop fate
Built a life, made a name
In the choices I made
What would I do
If I stayed right here
Just another guy in this town to disappear
Got to leave this sleepy town
Chase something more
Break these county lines
Find an open door
Yeah I had to run
Had to find my shine
But those old songs still pull me back in time
Now when that guitar riff hits
Those drums kick in slow
I'm seventeen again
Drivin' the Mustang in the afterglow
Wonder if they'd know me
The kid who got away
Or just see the stranger
Who couldn't stay
Town grew up busy
But some things never change
That hunger to be more
Still burns the same
What would I do
If I stayed right here
Never know the fire
Never face the fear
I left that sleepy town
Yeah I made my mark
But those old songs whisper
Pullin' at my heart
Leavin' your house at midnight
Ridin' that Mustang high
Some escapes
Never let you say goodbye
Hotel California
Still playin' in my mind
Midnight Mustang memories
Takin' me back in time
And the echoes from Zerbe Studios remind me of it all.