Frances, she was amazing She held my hand in Times like this She dances under the strobe lights She’d call me handsome On nights like this But at the end of the day What’s my mother gonna say When I come home crying At the end of the day I'm just happy I could say she was mine Hey hey, oh oh The dog days The rides home The tall cans The long nights The small chance We’d be together if I didn't push you out of the spotlight I don’t know why I still can’t get it right Frances, she loved the pine trees Would swing from the branches On days like this Dances under the moonlight I’d make advances when midnight hit But at the end of the day What’s my mother gonna say When I come home crying At the end of the day I'm just happy I could say she was mine Hey hey, oh oh The dog days The rides home The tall cans The long nights The small chance We’d be together if I didn't push you out of the spotlight I don’t know why I still can’t get it right And every letter in her name Every smile on her face Was the silver lining What’s there really left to say I'm just thinking of the days we were fine Hey hey, oh oh The dog days The rides home The tall cans The long nights The small chance We’d be together if I didn't push you out of the spotlight I don’t know why I still can’t get it right I don’t know why I still can’t get it right