its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
And the heat came down
I knew I was living in a long, long dream
when you fed me the black ice cream
and the heat rose up
I heard the loud loud buzzing of our son's go-kart
and the ice cream was blacker than the devil's heart
It was august the 19th, 1957
I fixed my eyes on you, fixed my eyes on you
I knew I was living in a long, long dream
when you fed me the black ice cream
and the heat rose up
I heard the loud loud buzzing of our son's go-kart
and the ice cream was blacker than the devil's heart
It was august the 19th, 1957
I fixed my eyes on you, fixed my eyes on you
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shrugs I was looking around for events of August 19, 1957... Couldn't find anything, but it was only a quick search. Unless I'm missing something, I think it's a personal event. Something connected to a family member, perhaps.