Backwards Handshakes

I will always cherish these little things
Not just the horse-drawn carriages and diamond rings
I will always love the way your hair falls down your shoulders when you dance
When we're gray and getting older

I finally found something I never knew
I hope I found the girl for something borrowed and blue
She's busy making memories but I know for sure I won't forget her face
And this is what I told her

When the lights go down in the city you rarely see
There's a harmony inside me
Singing you are a walking dream
I wish you could see what I see

Your eyes shout the fire of yours to mine
Slowly but surely I am hypnotized
These hands always look better with yours inside
I could walk to you through any fire

Neck kisses on a Sunday morning, outside the rain was pourin'
But we were warmer in your bed
I knew with a strike of lightning I was waiting for the day you'd find me
Running circles in my head

When the lights go down in the city you rarely see
There's a harmony inside me
Singing you are a walking dream
I wish you could see what I see

The best night started off with backwards handshakes
And I knew when she kissed me gently at night I'd lie awake
Thinking 'bout a freckled spine, I'll be praying for the day I make you mine
I'm hoping that day's not too far away

I'm thanking my lucky stars
You don't find love like this often in college bars
You're the sunshine on my darkest day
Months later here we are
And I know my thoughts get real bizarre
Madeline, when can we run away?

When the lights go down in the city you rarely see
There's a harmony inside me
Singing you are a walking dream
I wish you could see what I see