I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't

What we had were nothing but lessons I prepared you for her (damn) Didn't you turn out perfect? She must wanna thank me For leaving her with your best version You got all the bad out your system I taught you them then left with my reasons Now I'll be

I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't

Yeah, she's not him No matter what you say No matter what you do I just can't fall in love with you 'Cause you're not him You're not him She's not him I wanna start by saying "Thank you" I'm gonna miss you, honey

Don't wanna be a part of the good ol' boys club Cigars and handshakes, appreciate you but no thanks Another gear in a big machine don't sound like fun to me Favors for friends will get you in and get you far I don't need a membership to validate The hard

I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't

You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you. Can't keep my eyes off of you. You feel like heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived And I thank God I'm alive. And if it's quite alright, I need you, baby,

Mother and father I wanna make you proud Brothers and sisters Let me scream out loud I love you all I love it, yeah Thank you for everything I love it, yeah yeah yeah I've never been religious

I wanna thank the band, whoever they Were for playing our song And all the stars up there for getting in line And shining down on That boardwalk you and I strolled down Light's dancing on the water from the merry-go-round We made a lot of memories, ain't

Didn't know what I wanted yet I wanna thank you for letting me live in a house Well here's another love song for you When you were a little girl When you were an ocean away from me But you were already listening to The Pixies When we were a little shy