FAWM: "Own This Town"

Own This Town

Liner Notes

My 6th FAWM song this year. I'm not sure if I'll post everything this year.

This is the most country song I ever wrote.

I came across the first verse and notes on the chord progression and riff and then tried to finish it. I think the second verse should have a 'curve' reference as a callback to the first verse, but I didn't force it in.

It's rough, but I think it came together nicely. Lots of potential on this one.

Lyrics

Verse: D - riff - G Riff: D-E-D (on third string | String)
Blazing around on the back roads
I drive a little too fast
I know the roads and I know the curves
So I'm never gonna crash
Ever since we were sixteen
We've been finding our way around
No one could touch us then
Cause we owned this town

Chorus:
(A) We own this town (G) together
(A) We own this town (G) forever
(Bm) Backs (A) against the (G) ground
We own this town

Verse 2:
I remember the day I first saw you
I had to make you mine
King and Queen of the Prom
Oh lord you looked so fine
The very first kiss that we had
Knocked me to the ground
No one could touch us then

Verse 3 (Bridge)
(A) Twenty years have passed is by
(Bm) Looking at our kids as they start to drive
(A) All the wonders out to be found
(Bm) I know they'll (A) own this (G) town

#acoustic #acousticonetake #country

Comments

@kahlo2013 1w

Absolutely fabulous with a cool contemporary country feel. Fantastic story telling that captures those young years of feeling on top of the world. Relatable nostalgic feel. Love that hook!
Cool guitar riff and awesome vocals!

@jgale 1w

Oh wow, I'm laughing and loving this. It's such a perfect example of the prom couple song, and I love it for that. The sentiment at the beginning--about knowing the roads so well, "I'm never going to crash" was great characterization for the perspective. It had a good swing/sway to it.