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Written in 2010 or so, inspired by "Teen Angel" or "Last Kiss" 1950's teenager death songs, and 1970's cinema like "Badlands", "Days of Heaven", and "Bonnie and Clyde". Also a loose prequel to "True Love Never Dies" from 2013 S/T Gold Light LP.

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We were just two teens in love and on the run
Like an itchy trigger finger gotta shoot of a gun
We hit the road with just the clothes on our backs
Dunno where we're headed gotta get there fast
So now we're driving through the middle of Tennessee
Up to the Appalachian mountains ole' Kentucky
And we're picking up speed as we cross county lines
Through tobacco fields of North Carolina
and we'll camp tonight under them Georgia pines
Count all the stars with a bottle of wine
And we'll sleep with our bodies intertwined
Til I can't even tell what's yours and what's mine

Oh dear darling don'tcha die on me
When there's still so many sights left for us to see
As we cross over the river Mississippi
West into Kansas out of Missouri
Oh baby you're looking so mighty pretty
With your hair all a'blowin' in the passenger seat
Ya just gotta keep remembering to breathe
Don't close them eyes, don't follow them dreams
And I promise you we're gonna be getting there soon
We'll howl and we'll dance by the light of the moon
We can map our path using the Texas stars
Til we don't even know where in the hell we are
Redemption lies under the hood of this car
And I'm sorry it didn't get us very far

Now my baby's dyin' in my arms
And the last thing she feels will be the beat of my heart
The one she used to make pound so hard's
Now a mess in my chest being torn apart
Promised her a life where we wouldn't be poor
But where she's headed won't be pain no more
They told us this is what your youth is for
But we was such fools to think we'd win this war

Lovers on the Run

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from Lovers On The Run (Single) // State Line (B​-​side), released December 8, 2023
JOE CHANG: Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Intro Piano, Glockenspiel, Organ, Harmonica
SOPHIE HULL: Background Vocals
MATT TOBIA: Drums
JANE LOVADO: Piano

Cover Photo by KYLE VICTORY

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Tracking through cinematic tales of heartache, love and loss while bouncing between genres from 50’s rock and roll to post-punk to classic country, Gold Light becomes a catchall for Chang’s prismatic take on American music.

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