Nothing To Lose - American Aquarium

She had on her mama’s dress

It was quilted, white, and freshly pressed

She looked like the Queen of Appalachia

We threw everything we had

In the back of my daddy’s Cadillac

And dared the whole world to catch us

Got a full tank of gas and a bottle of booze

A pocket full of cash, and nothin' to lose

As we pulled out of her daddy’s place

A smile crept 'cross her face

She said, «Are we really gonna do this?»

That’s when we both realized

We were leavin' all the bad behind

And we started shoutin' broken «Hallelujah!"s

Now come on, baby, take my hand

'Cause we’re headin' on to the promised land

So take it easy, babe

On this heart of mine

If we play our cards right, baby, we just might make it outta here alive

Well the car was black, a '68

With a 429 fast enough to make

Them telephone poles look like fences

The motor howls around the clock

And the streetlights fight us every single block

From here all the way to Memphis

We’re headin' out, anywhere but here

And everything we know is in the rearview mirror

Well the wind set her hair to dancin'

Occasionally giving glances

Of her face, all freckles and sunburn

With a smile you won’t soon forget

To the way she lights her cigarettes

She’s a modern-day Audrey Hepburn

Got her daddy’s temper and her mama’s eyes

The world ahead of us, and her by my side

So take it easy, babe

On this heart of mine

If we play our cards right, baby, we just might make it outta here alive

There’s a Red Collar song on the radio

I think it’s used guitars

But I don’t know, 'cause the speaker’s busted

She locked her hand in mine

And her fingers traced a tattoo line

And she said «You're the only boy I’ve ever trusted»

Got a full tank of gas and a bottle of booze

A pocket full of cash, and nothin' to lose