Hell for Leather

Hell for Leather

We grew up together in the same small town
Standing watching summer storms coming down
You with hair of gold and a will so strong
I hardly said boo but my heart was full of song

You chased the ducks I ran from the drake,
We skipped rocks on the dam and swam in the lake
Pretended to drive ‘cross the state in an abandoned old van,
And we ran, and we ran

Hell for leather, Hell for leather
Hell for leather, Down Bellbird hill

Your Dad got a transfer to the city in WA,
I watched you get smaller and smaller and smaller as you drove away
I just kept my head down like I thought I should
Studied hard, tried to be good
But I missed runnin’, I missed runnin’

Heard you’d had a hard time but I don’t know the rest
Tried growin’ up too fast, but I guess you just did your best
Every now and then I look down at the scars on my knees
From when we ran, and we ran

Hell for leather, Hell for leather
Hell for leather, Down Bellbird hill
And I can see you running, in my memory
Hell for leather, Hell for leather,
Hell for leather, Down Bellbird hill