Paul Kelly - Promise Not To Tell lyrics

I lay on the beach lost in the blue of the shoreline I baked in the sun I did it for you the sky was mine The sea breezes were blowing like the Winds of Fame I swear I heard them talking calling out your name Do you recall when we first met it was snowing In that smothered town with the doors all shut and windows glowing On the corner bu*tons tugging we were standing stamping our feet We just ahead of the others we were just behind the beat And I was saying to you Are you stepping out with me tonight its us against the world I won't Bogart the bottle if you don't Cagney the girls Promise not to tell Promise not to tell We stood at the fire that burned in the mirror of the bottle We drank down the dregs of wonder and terror and opened the throttle We stole joy building stories from the stuff of pain We earned grace burnt it in the chase and through it all remained Promise not to tell Promise not to tell Promise not to tell Promise not to tell Whoo Promise not to tell Promise not to tell Promise not to tell