Cicadas

St. Beaufort

Cicadas Lyrics by St. Beaufort

St. Beaufort Intro Verse Cicada Shells On The Olive Tree Patches Of Dry Bermuda Crunchy Summer Stubble Saw Purple Stains On The Steps To The Alley Keeping Out Of Sight Mostly Staying Out Of Trouble Verse Filling Up The Planters Take A Drink Right From The Hose Running To The Water Found Relief For Burning Feet Withering Citrus Might Survive Until A Monsoon Blows You Can Fry An Egg On The Blacktop Might Never Get Out Of The Hot Seat Pre-Chorus So Pay Attention Pay Attention Chorus Before The Shadows Went Up On The Walls We Would Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Now It's Once A Year And Long-Distance Calls Still We Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Yeah We Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Instrumental Verse Turpentine Perfume And A Canvas Halfway Done Late Night Flood Lights F Turn The Back Porch Into A Stage Fighting For A Future Looking Out For The Littlest Ones Were You Tempted To Throw In The Towel And Drown In The Rage So Pay Attention Chorus Before The Shadows Went Up On The Walls We Would Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Now It's Once A Year And Long-Distance Calls Still We Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Yeah We Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Instrumental Bridge Holding On To The In Between Finding Out What All These Words Really Mean Holding On To The In Between Finding Out What All These Words Really Mean Chorus Before The Shadows Went Up On The Walls We Would Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Now It's Once A Year And Long-Distance Calls Outro Still We Say One Day We'll Always Be Together Yeah We Say One Day We'll Always Be Together