501s

[Verse 1] I was a kid with a plastic gun When I saw you dance with your friends in your 501s Then you pointed your finger and you lifted you thumb And you blew me away My eyes were disguised by the lights in the sky But I saw you saw smile as I dropped down and died [Chorus] Every sequin of the night, every frame I picture The marigold, the carnival, your mother's scattered lectures The foreign words you never heard, so I just repeated You were everything that I needed [Verse 2] I remember the boy at the central point when he kicked us out For passing the bottle, we were barely annoyed And as we left from the film before it'd even begun You gave up the end [Chorus] Every sequin of the night, every frame I picture The marigold, the carnival, your mother's scattered lectures The foreign words you never heard, so I just repeated You were everything that I needed You were just the thing I needed Perfume-drenched, alcohol Styrofoam cups, dance halls Fireworks, their salt lick hue Greens and golds, reds and whites and blues I was a kid with a plastic gun When I saw you dance with your friends in your 501s [Chorus] Every sequin of the night, every frame I picture The marigold, the carnival, your mother's scattered lectures The foreign words you never heard, so I just repeated You were everything that I needed You were just the thing I needed You were everything that I needed You were just the thing I needed