Perseid Guitar

Late last night I had a dream,

We were lost in the meteor stream;

Watchin' the Earth roll through the night

And each star fell with a blaze of light.

I said, Baby you know, it's always this way,

You could watch 'til the Judgment Day.

I don't know where but I've heard about

A place where you dreams won't burn out.

There's a pirate girl and a Maltese cat

With a four-track deck and a Japanese Strat,

They got a sound, they got a tune,

They're gonna break your heart in two.

Odessa, Texas to Sarajevo,

Everyone's goin' to the drive-in show,

Hear the buzz-it's the talk of the town,

Everyone's askin' have you heard that sound.

Friendship 7 and Big Daddy Roth

Gun their engines in the parking lot,

Somebody yells Check out the sky,

Put down the top and kill the lights.

When my love comes tumblin' down,

The Gemini Twins and Georgia Brown

They're gonna dance in the Legion Hall

And wish on every star that falls.

Perseid Guitar comin' down over Japan,

Trackin' on radar, ship to ship to land;

Sorry I'm runnin' late, sorry you had to wait,

But Perseid Guitar-baby I'm your man.

Tremolo wash on a broken chord,

Redstone rocket in a T-Model Ford;

We got nothin' but dreams tonight,

And they're gonna see us through alright.

From the crater rim to the canyon floor,

A moonlit drive to your front door;

Every radio tuned in tonight,

We'll be singin' when I see your light.

Tell your mama and your daddy too,

My clothes are torn but my heart is true,

And I've been waitin' to sing my song,

Baby don't make me wait too long.

So when you see that girl and you see that cat

Throw your coins into their hat,

Tell 'em their time is comin' soon

Even if you don't believe it's true.

Yeah even if you don't believe it's true

Just open up those baby blues,

Open your mind and open your heart,

And watch the sky 'cause it's gonna start.

In Tokyo streets they'll be holding hands,

And dancing on the banks of the Rio Grande;

Remember the night of your first kiss,

It's gonna be just like this-

Perseid Guitar comin' down over Japan,

Trackin' on radar, ship to ship to land.

Sorry I'm runnin' late, sorry you had to wait,

But Perseid Guitar, baby I'm your man.