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In '96 I was seventeen, pumping gas, working on a dream
Talking 'bout freedom, and getting out of this town
Four wheels and an open road is all I thought about
Until the day her daddy's town car pulled in for gas and she got out

Young love was blind
We swore we'd be together forever
But we were loving on borrowed time
Listening to Seger on the stereo and steaming up the windows

In the back of my 69 chevy
Burning with desire we thought we were ready
It was her's, it was mine, it was our first time
We lit the fuse and set our hearts on fire with that first kiss
It was hot, it was sweet, it was sweaty
Working on our night moves in a 69 Chevy

She was daddy's little girl, Belle of the ball, his whole world
He and mama didn't like my long hair or my blue collar
She'd sneak out late at night, and I'd pick her up
Under the cover of darkness we'd drive out to lover's bluff

Share a bottle of wine
Holding on to one another and making plans
Seventeen going on thirty-five
Playing grown up games and getting our fill

In the back of my 69 chevy
Burning with desire we thought we were ready
It was her's, it was mine, it was our first time
We lit the fuse and set our hearts on fire with every kiss
It was hot, it was sweet, it was sweaty
Working on our night moves in a 69 Chevy

I remember the night she told me
Her family was moving to the city
We said we could make it somehow
But we both knew it would never work out

In the back of my 69 chevy
Burning with desire we thought we were ready
It was her's, it was mine, it was our first time
We lit the fuse and set our hearts on fire with one last kiss
It was hot, it was sweet, it was heavy
I'd never seen her look so pretty
We said goodbye in a 69 Chevy
69, in a 69 Chevy

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from Pawnshop Guitar: A Poet's Prayer, released September 9, 2017

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Todd Sterling Olds, Alberta

With his 2014 debut Road Songs, singer-songwriter Todd Sterling showcased the honky tonk side of his personality.

2017’s Pawnshop Guitar: A Poet’s Prayer found the singer-songwriter straddling the world’s of country and rock.

Fast forward to 2020. Sterling digs even deeper in the creative dirt for Dark Horses: The Acoustic Sessions. A sparse collection – one guitar/one voice. ... more

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