The story behind this song
They drew a border down the back seat and went to war over the last waffle every single time. But when the street kids picked a target, one of them was always already standing in the line. One covered for the broken window; the other covered the night curfew got blown. Borrowed sweaters, swapped blame — the best deal either of them ever made.
The pact never got signed and never needed words, and it never expired. For the sibling on the other end of the call at midnight or for nothing at all — different city, same old promise: I still got your back.
Lyrics
Hey, it's me — no big news
Just checking the old pact still holds
Just checking the old pact still holds
We drew a border down the back seat
Went to war over the last waffle every time
But when the street kids picked a target
You found me standing in the line
Went to war over the last waffle every time
But when the street kids picked a target
You found me standing in the line
We never signed it, never said it
Didn't need the words back then
Didn't need the words back then
I still got your back, you know
Same as the driveway days
Different city, same old promise
It didn't fade, it never fades
Call me at midnight, call me for nothing
Wherever you're at — I still got your back
Same as the driveway days
Different city, same old promise
It didn't fade, it never fades
Call me at midnight, call me for nothing
Wherever you're at — I still got your back
You covered for me with the broken window
I covered you the night you missed curfew bad
We grew up swapping blame and borrowed sweaters
Best deal either of us ever had
I covered you the night you missed curfew bad
We grew up swapping blame and borrowed sweaters
Best deal either of us ever had
We never signed it, never said it
Didn't need the words back then
Didn't need the words back then
I still got your back, you know
Same as the driveway days
Different city, same old promise
It didn't fade, it never fades
Call me at midnight, call me for nothing
Wherever you're at — I still got your back
Same as the driveway days
Different city, same old promise
It didn't fade, it never fades
Call me at midnight, call me for nothing
Wherever you're at — I still got your back
Someday our kids will fight over a waffle
And we'll catch each other's eye across the room
Two old allies grinning at the rerun —
The pact gets handed down, it's never through
And we'll catch each other's eye across the room
Two old allies grinning at the rerun —
The pact gets handed down, it's never through
I still got your back, you know
Same as the driveway days
Different city, same old promise
It didn't fade, it never fades
Call me at midnight, call me for nothing
Wherever you're at — I still got your back
Same as the driveway days
Different city, same old promise
It didn't fade, it never fades
Call me at midnight, call me for nothing
Wherever you're at — I still got your back
Hey, it's me — that's all
Just don't forget it
Just don't forget it
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