Uptown Odyssey

Open minds
 And open skies
 All dolled up
 And can't place why
 They were burning through the heat
 And the heat burned through the sky
 Ever since they were young
 Two things were never spared
 Summer time was theirs
 And there was no time left to care
 Let it breath
 Take your shoes off
 Live and dangerous
 Something splendorous
 A reckless summer
 Is a glorious mess
 Whole journey got to be an uptown odyssey
 Now they thought
 The right price
 Would buy them anything
 But seasons change
 And oceans rage
 And life ain't as cheap as it seems
 In the months
 Their innocence began to fade
 They were 17 years old
 Felt like bird let out of a cage
 Live and dangerous
 Something splendorous
 A reckless summer
 Is a glorious mess
 Whole journey got to be an uptown odyssey
 When they hit the city
 Thought like they had seen it all
 There were people moving everywhere
 And the buildings standing tall
 Black and white
 Frames so bright
 Now in color dark as night
 Like dreaming through your sleep
 Or waking and your flying
 Live and dangerous
 Something splendorous
 A reckless summer
 Is a glorious mess
 Whole journey got to be an uptown odyssey