Oh, Jeepers!
Art & Lyrics
Young love: we all remember it, and some would likely revisit those days if we could (not a one-way ticket, though, please). Those clueless, unguarded, and wide-eyed days when you had no real responsibilities and your friends were the most important pieces in your life; priceless! We swore we would lay down our lives for each other. Where are those friends and lovers now? Like us, they are living the lives they were meant to live, and we still love them, but they are safely tucked away in the depths of our hearts and the closets of our memories. I wrote this song several lifetimes ago, but I’ll wager that you may remember this story.
Lyrics:
Oh, Jeepers! words & music by JRRothrock 2/14/1990
“Duck down outta the headlights, Baby!”
That’s what we used to say.
And then we’d “quake” as the life ran through us!
Oh! What would our parents say?
Sneakin’ in and outta the shadows…
and lovin’ on the run…
In the fields under the moonlight…
We shared a ton of young fun!
Oh, how we pioneered together.
Hey, it was hard, but we pushed on!
We learned “the ropes” of love together.
There was no “calm before the storm”!
Well, we learned to brave the weather…
But we never doused the fire!
I’d feel a cool breeze all around you…
As the flames rolled higher and higher!
Oh! Jeepers! Girl, where are you now?
You could be a million miles away, and yet, all around you…
I can still turn the heat up… I’m still inside you!
I’ve got one last thing to say, I still dream about you!
Hey! Jeepers!
(INSTRUMENTAL BREAK)
You weren’t around to pick me up off the floor!
And I don’t hear you knockin’ upon my door!
How much you miss me? I’ll give you a description…
I’m the only one who can fill your prescription!
If the truth were told, as I’ve been known to do…
... looks like my “lucky star” did not shine through!
But if you’re out there wonderin’ if there’s still an attraction,
... just come a-knockin’, and you’ll see my reaction!!!
(INSTRUMENTAL BREAK)
Oh! Jeepers! Girl, where are you now? (I’d really love to see you now, Baby!)
You could be a million miles away and yet, all around you… (I mean to tell you, everywhere!)
I can still turn the heat up; I’m still inside you! (And it’ll never, never ever go away!)
I’ve got one last thing to say, and that’s I STILL LOVE YOU!
OH! JEEPERS!!!
…love can last forever, so it seems…. I’ll meet you in your dreams…
…love can last forever, so it seems…. I’ll meet you in my dreams…