Chinese Lanterns - The Temperance Movement

Well I turned out my pockets at the end of the night

Still had some money I was doing alright

But I knew

I heard the fireworks cracking and the sky was golden

Chinese lanterns set free on the rise

But I knew

Love don’t wait around for you

I took one for the team but I never played the same

They wrote my story and they asked for my name

But I knew

And I learned how to lie how to make believe

I tried for hours to pull you out of my sleeve

But I knew

Love don’t wait around for you to catch on

Try to work it out you won’t before it’s gone

Life don’t always go the way you want it to

And I can’t wait around for you

All the guests at my table were folks I didn’t know

I sang for hours yeah I put on a show

But I knew

Then I saw you one time you just turned and ran

I danced cartwheels around you and I walked on my hands

But I knew

Love don’t wait around for you to catch on

Try to work it out you won’t before it’s gone

Life don’t always go the way you want it to

And I can’t wait around

Heard the fireworks cracking and the sky was golden

Chinese lanterns set free on the rise

But I knew

Love don’t wait around for you to catch on

Try to work it out you won’t before it’s gone

Life don’t always go the way you want it to

And I can’t wait around for you