Kennedy

Kill Hannah

I wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna be a big heart breaker
Live fast and for real
And you can follow it in the papers

I wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna shake hands with heroes
And kiss the girls of centerfolds on the tongue
And die young

I'll be brave tonight, either live or die
I'll be brave tonight, standing tall and bright
Such romantic eyes got me hypnotized

And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go

I wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna be tall and handsome
I'd conquer the world
And you'd see it on television

If I could be a Kennedy
If I could be a real heart breaker
I'd watch you crash into my arms
With the stars under the barrel of a gun
We die young, we die young

I'll be brave tonight, either live or die
I'll be brave tonight, standing tall and bright
Such romantic eyes got me hypnotized

And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go

I'll be brave tonight
I'll be brave tonight
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go


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    The song that introduced me to the band. I still love it. This is also the reason I bought the album.

    the Edgeon April 16, 2004   Link

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