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THE LONG SHOT

LANE NINE

Four men who have played the same four chords since 1986 and finally got them right

style

  • eighties power pop rock
  • jangly chorus-drenched guitars
  • soaring high male vocal
  • huge singalong hook
  • gated snare
  • driving bass
  • anthemic and nostalgic
  • british accent
  • bright and urgent
  • british accent

the numbers

bpm
136
key
D major
energy
0.67
dance
0.95
valence
0.53
vocal at
16.2s
length
3:34
language
En

lyrics

(pins scatter, a jukebox kicks in)
League night. One last chance.

Rented shoes a size too wide
Sweaty palms I cannot hide
Your team is up by twenty-two
You bowl like you forgot me too
(strike! ...of course)

But it ain't over till lane nine
Turns off its little neon sign
(one more, one more)

Give me one more frame!
(one more frame!)
Give me one more frame!
I've been practicing my aim
Give me one more frame!
Losing you was my worst game
Give me one more frame!
(whoa-oh-oh-oh!)

I split the seven and the ten
The story of us, there and then
The whole league held its nylon breath
I lined up my heroic death
(clonk... rattle... wait—)

The ball rolled slow as my regret
The pins leaned in like a duet
(they're falling! they're falling!)

Give me one more frame!
(one more frame!)
Give me one more frame!
I've been practicing my aim
Give me one more frame!
Losing you was my worst game
Give me one more frame!
(whoa-oh-oh-oh!)

You walked over, chalk on your hands
Said, you always had lousy plans
but you never once walked away
Then you stayed. You stayed. You stayed.
(the jukebox changes songs)

Give me one more frame!
(one more frame!)
Give me one more frame!
Give me one more frame!
Give me one more frame!
(whoa-oh-oh-oh!)

(one more frame! one more frame!)
Lane nine, don't turn off your sign
(pins crash one last time)