Knockin' Down the Walls

Taffy Pull

(Elbel)

(probably not a Sunny Day Roses song, unless we score a duet with John Cougar Mellencamp.)

the young and newly committed
in the summer of our lives
summer means one thing to me
the county fair's arrived

we'll walk on down that midway
like we're walking down the aisle
and kiss beneath the Ferris wheel
that towers half a mile

i'll ring the bell and shoot the duck
and win the Snoopy doll
but nothing keeps me coming back
quite like the taffy pull

they sling that muck and pull and twist
they fold the stuff in two
they strain until their muscles ache
it's just like me and you

so come along and take my hand
the breeze is blowing cool
the perfect time for pulling
down at the taffy pull

then put me in the dunk tank
'cause i love to play that game
so cute the way you curl your lip
and squint when you take aim

you're winning at the ring toss
as I reach to wring your neck
let's climb into the bumper cars
and have a nervous wreck

come along and take my hand
the breeze is blowing cool
it's the perfect time for pulling
down at the taffy pull

tomorrow we could wake up
to a bright and peaceful morn - yeah right
and ponies will be dancing jigs
with shiny unicorns

but you love me and i'll love you
we'll duck and say our prayers
and save up for the kissing booth
at next year's county fair

when we will see those midway lights
and we will find again
despite the red and aching joints
that sweetness in the end

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