Well, we busted out of class, had to get away from the fools
We learned more from a 3 minute record, baby, than we ever learned in school
Tonight I hear that neighbourhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes
And follow your dreams down
Chorus:
Well, we made a promise, swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Like soldiers on a winter's night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Verse 2:
Well now young faces grow sad and old and hearts of fire grow cold We swore blood brothers against the wind, I'm ready to grow young again And hear your sister's voice calling us home across the open yard Maybe we'll find someplace of our own with these drums and these guitars
Chorus:
Well, we made a promise, swore we'd always remember, No retreat, baby, no surrender Blood brothers on a stormy night with a vow to remember No retreat, baby, no surrender.
Bridge:
Lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay lay
Lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay lay
Lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay lay
Lay lay lay lay lay lay, lay lay lay lay lay lay
Verse 3:
Well on the streets tonight, the light's growing dim The walls of my room are closing in There's a war outside still raging, you say it ain't ours anymore to win, I want to sleep beneath the peaceful skies in my lover's bed With that wild open country in our eyes and those romantic dreams in my head
Chorus:
Well we made a promise, swore we'd always remember, No retreat, baby, no surrender Blood brothers on a stormy night with a vow to remember No retreat, baby, no surrender.
Nick Munn
"Throw the theologians in the cellar and bring more oysters and hot sauce!" -- Garrison Keillor, The Book of Guys
