Our Greatest Hits
David Brown
When the fresh air first kissed my head
Rock and roll hollered from the very next bed
We grew together and we stayed real close
In tandem longer than Hall and Oates
They’re in our genes, our double helix
Our number ones; our greatest hits
We listened on the hi-fi
The radio in the car
We listened on the Walkman
The jukebox in the bar
We listened through the good times
We listened through the tears
We were so full up with music
It was coming out our ears. Out our ears
Throughout our halcyon glory days
Between the blather of the bad DJs
We sang our hearts out to every word
Mangling the magic ones that we misheard
Too many songs for Desert Island Discs
Our number ones; our greatest hits
When you weren’t there I found it hard
To voice the feelings in my heart
But those songs knew just what to say
I’d post you a compilation tape
Every significant life event
Has a killer track to complement
They mean much more as time goes by
The official soundtrack of our lives
A passion passed on to our kids
Our number ones; our greatest hits |