Pin-Up Girl

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I was born in the wrong decade, got a soul from ‘forty-five
Like a black and white movie tryin’ to stay alive
I don’t want the neon lights or the fast-lane hollow thrills
Give me victory rolls and the way that a red lip kills
I see the ghosts of the beauty in the dust of the hangar floor
Waitin’ for a chance to settle up the score

I got the curves of a classic, the heart of a patriot’s bride
I’m lookin’ for a mission, lookin’ for a place to hide
Inside a memory of a world that was brave and true
Wearin’ polka dots and a shade of soldier blue

Paint me on the side of a silver-wing plane
Carry me through the thunder and the pourin’ rain
I want to be the smile that a soldier holds tight
The last thing he sees before he heads into the fight
A pin-up girl for the weary and the brave
The kind of beauty that a man would want to save

Send my photos to the trenches, let ’em pass ’em all around
I’ll be the grace they’re findin’ when they’re stuck on frozen ground
I ain’t lookin’ for a runway or a fancy parade
I want to be the reason that the ghosts begin to fade
Write my name in the rivets, let me fly across the sea
A little piece of home is all I ever want to be

Yeah, I’m a throwback spirit in a plastic-covered age
Just a vintage heart locked inside a modern cage

Paint me on the side of a silver-wing plane
Carry me through the thunder and the pourin’ rain
I want to be the smile that a soldier holds tight
The last thing he sees before he heads into the fight
A pin-up girl for the weary and the brave
The kind of beauty that a man would want to save

High heels and hope in a world full of lead
I’ll be the angel livin’ inside of his head
When the engines roar and the sky starts to burn
I’m the promise of the day that he’s gonna return

Paint me on the side of a silver-wing plane
Carry me through the thunder and the pourin’ rain
I want to be the smile that a soldier holds tight
The last thing he sees before he heads into the fight
A pin-up girl for the weary and the brave
The kind of beauty that a man would want to save

Paint me on the wing. Yeah. I wanna be your pin-up girl