[Instrumental Intro] [Atmospheric Hammond Organ intro] [Clean Fingerstyle Guitar melody enters] [Drums build slowly]

[Verse 1]
The boardwalk whispers secrets to the sea
Reflections in the puddles looking back at me
I’m wearing a coat that doesn’t fit quite right
Just a shadow walking softly through the neon night

[Pre-Chorus]
But every time the thunder starts to roll
I feel a jagged rhythm deep inside my soul
It tears me open like a paper plane
Left out in the pouring, purple rain

[Chorus]
Oh, I’m running down the highway of the lost and found
With the radio screaming a desperate sound It’s a love like iron, it’s a love like rust
Turning all our diamonds back into the dust
Baby, hold on tight, don’t let the fire fade
This is our last phantom serenade

[Interlude] [Heavy Bass and Distortion kick in] [Orchestral swell]

[Verse 2]
The velvet curtains close upon the stage
We are just two actors in a golden cage
I tried to bring you flowers from the store
But they wilted when I reached your locking door

[Pre-Chorus]
And now the silence screams just like a bell
A little piece of heaven in this lonely hell

[Chorus]
Oh, I’m running down the highway of the lost and found
With the radio screaming a desperate sound
It’s a love like iron, it’s a love like rust
Turning all our diamonds back into the dust
Baby, hold on tight, don’t let the fire fade
This is our last phantom serenade

[Bridge] [Soulful female backing vocals] (Stop! In the name of love!)
I can’t forget the way you looked that night
(Screaming like a teenage spirit!)
Between the darkness and the morning light
We promised we would never walk away
But promises are clouds on a sunny day

[Guitar Solo] [High speed virtuoso guitar solo with feedback] [Saxophone counter-melody]

[Chorus]
I’m running down the highway of the lost and found (Lost and found!)
With the radio screaming a desperate sound
It’s a love like iron, it’s a love like rust
We are stardust, baby, yeah we are just dust
Hold on!

[Outro] [Hammond Organ fade out] [Clean guitar picking] Just a Serenade… [End]