I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
It happened last night we were feeling adventurous
We put on our heels and went out for a walk
More for a drink than to have a few eyes on us
Jenny and I slipped to town for some talk
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
“Look Jenny” I said “It’s Dwight he just came in”
I got excited but Jenny was quick
The kettle was on and it started up steamin’
And I knew from her flirtin’ she was up to her tricks
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
A song on the jukebox made me feel lonely
The kettle boiled down and evaporated me
But who was to notice ‘cause Jenny was glowin’
And Dwight was all over her like a honey bee
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
Maybe I shouldn’t have worn such a long dress
Maybe he thinks I’m too young or too old
If only I hadn’t been born with these sad eyes
Perhaps I’m too shy or too bold
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
“Thanks for introducing us”
Said Dwight polite
And I waved goodnight
I wondered why it wasn’t me
I guess it’s just that the time’s not right
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
We put on our heels and went out for a walk
More for a drink than to have a few eyes on us
Jenny and I slipped to town for some talk
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
“Look Jenny” I said “It’s Dwight he just came in”
I got excited but Jenny was quick
The kettle was on and it started up steamin’
And I knew from her flirtin’ she was up to her tricks
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
A song on the jukebox made me feel lonely
The kettle boiled down and evaporated me
But who was to notice ‘cause Jenny was glowin’
And Dwight was all over her like a honey bee
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
Maybe I shouldn’t have worn such a long dress
Maybe he thinks I’m too young or too old
If only I hadn’t been born with these sad eyes
Perhaps I’m too shy or too bold
Me and Jenny, twinklin’ like crystal and pennies
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
Looking for love
“Thanks for introducing us”
Said Dwight polite
And I waved goodnight
I wondered why it wasn’t me
I guess it’s just that the time’s not right
Two hot girls on a hot summer night
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