Lyrics

FAST (Music & Lyric by Louis Rosen)

Lonnie goes back to Jenny's
Sixteenth year
The first boy she ever undressed
They were in her cousin’s basement
A kind of teenage lover’s nest
Chicago was cold on that New Year’s Eve
So under the covers they stayed
And with Laura Nyro singing
A tender teenage love was made

They were fast
Couldn’t wait to grow up
Taste a love that sweet
Fast
Dancing to the rhythm of a hungry beat
They were young
Thinking maybe love would let them feel complete

Jennie and Lonnie
Carved in tree-trunk
Shaped like a heart to
Let their love grow

Jennie said, “Visit me in La-la-Land”
Lonnie said, “You won’t have to ask twice”
Took a seven-forty-seven
Found an urban paradise
Canyons and beaches and an endless sky
That was L.A. in ‘75
And the girl from South Chicago
Felt her senses come alive

They were fast
Sneaking out and staying up ‘till
Who knows when
Fast
Nothing seemed impossible to
Try back then
They were young
Thinking they would never feel alone again

Jennie and Lonnie
Carved in a tree-trunk
Shaped like a heart to
Let their love grow
Lonnie and Jennie
Jennie and Lonnie
Drifting apart
Can’t let their love grow

Teenage romance isn’t made to last
By fall these young lovers were through
Lonnie’s fragile world was shaken
Jennie fell for someone new
But, time can turn lovers into old, old friends
Joined by the secrets they share
Now they talk on Jennie’s birthday
Each glad to know their friend is there

They were fast
Couldn’t wait to grow up
Taste a love that sweet
Fast
Dancing to the rhythm of a hungry beat
They were young
Thinking maybe love would let them feel complete

Jennie and Lonnie
Carved in a tree-trunk,
Shaped like a heart to
Let their love grow.

© 2006 by Louis Rosen/Lullwater Music, ASCAP. All Rights Reserved.