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Lyrics
Every Thursday at Lock and Dam
[Verse]
Thursday evenings
Soft and hazy light
Walking hand in hand
Hearts take flight
Lock and Dam
With views so grand
Side by side
We bravely stand
[Verse]
Downtown Hastings whispers past time
Old river flows
In harmony with rhyme
Couple of laughs
We share over wine
In the twilight's gold
You are mine
[Chorus]
Tales woven 'round a diner seat
Two hearts sync with each heartbeat
Beneath the stars
Under dim street lamps
Every Thursday at Lock and Dam
[Verse]
Menu's the same but feels brand new
Every bite's a memory
Every view
Your eyes reflect the water's gleam
In this small town
We live our dream
[Verse]
Brick and cobblestone
Echo our love
Beneath the Midwest sky above
Locks of the river hold our past
Dams release the love we cast
[Chorus]
Tales woven 'round a diner seat
Two hearts sync with each heartbeat
Beneath the stars
Under dim street lamps
Every Thursday at Lock and Dam
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Lyrics
Thursday Night at Lock and Dam
[Verse]
Thursday night date at the Lock and Dam
Candlelight flickers a smokey calm
In the city so loud we find our peace
Downtown Hastings our hidden feast
[Verse 2]
Beats in my chest with a steady sway
Subtle moves in the night we play
Eyes lock tight under neon gleam
Thursday night feels just like a dream
[Chorus]
We dance to the hum of the city's heart
In Lock and Dam where our nights start
Repetitive beats keep us entwined
Thursday night love so hard to find
[Verse 3]
Shadows dance in the corners there
Unspoken words hanging in the air
The rhythm of the night keeps flowing slow
Eyes whisper secrets we both know
[Chorus]
We dance to the hum of the city's heart
In Lock and Dam where our nights start
Repetitive beats keep us entwined
Thursday night love so hard to find
[Bridge]
Subtle progressions just like our love
Hypnotic rhythms fit like a glove
Deep underground our story's told
In Lock and Dam our hearts unfold