"A Compromise"
Lyrics by Tim Bryant with Annie Kendall
Music by Tim Bryant
Produced by Tim Bryant at The Honeycomb Hideout in August of 2022.
Another Necessary Elvis Production.
A COMPROMISE
So this is where we wind up
At the end of the book
I thought I had made my mind up
Thought I was off of the hook
I was waiting for a signal
Just a look in your eyes
You said this is not a promise
But what it is is a compromise
Chorus:
If we go out tonight, if we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
If we go out tonight, if we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging....
The chance of a lifetime
Ours for the taking
Look up into the nighttime
We're stars in the making
We're lights in the firmament
Divide the night from the day
These last few hours
See 'em slipping away
Chorus:
If we go out tonight, if we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
If we go out tonight, if we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging....
I was waiting for a signal
Just a look in your eyes
You said this is not a promise
What it is is a compromise
What it is is a way to start
On the road unwinding
Close your eyes and open your heart
To whatever you're finding
Chorus:
If we go out tonight, if we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
If we go out tonight, if we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging....
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Put your big girl panties on, put your big girl panties on
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
Put your big girl panties on, put your big girl panties on
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging.....
We're living in a golden age
We're living in a golden age
We're sailing for the motherland
Getting ready to turn the page
This is the sea that'll take us home
This is the tear in our mother's eyes
This is not the promise she made us
What it is is a compromise
Chorus:
When we go out tonight, when we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
When we go out tonight, when we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging....
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Everybody promenade home
Chorus:
When we go out tonight, when we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
When we go out tonight, when we go out tonight
We're gonna go out swinging, swinging
We're gonna go out swinging....
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