Chesterfield Mall
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Nostalgic · Shopping Mall Memories · 1980s Youth Culture
#VERSE
They mangled my memories
Of Chesterfield Mall
Bulldozed the buildings
Under layers of dirt
The happiness that I knew there
From my youth
Has died with no eulogy
And, damn, does it hurt
#CHORUS
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
Three underage boozers
Just having a ball
#VERSE
Sixteen years old
Never drove drunk
Just went to the mall
Cooler of Coors in the trunk
Sipping that beer
Out of soda cups
Girls flirted with us
And we drank it up
#CHORUS
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
Got Christie B’s number
She said, “Give me a call”
Shared the scent of Cinnabons
By the indoor waterfall
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
#BRIDGE
Teens running wild
Some drunk, some high
But no one’s malicious
Just having fun Friday nights
I accidentally mangled Christie B’s arm
While she and I horsed around
Ambulance, police reports
Mall owners shut all the fun down
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
Drove past there today
Saw the ugly bulldozed truth
“Coming Soon—Downtown Chesterfield”
But it won’t be the same
Upscale clubs and restaurants
Not open to youths
Christie B and I have two kids now
No mall for them, what a shame
#CHORUS
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
Just strolling ’round with friends
Fueled the magic of it all
Blossoming to adulthood
By that indoor waterfall
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
#OUTRO
So many memories crumbled
When they bulldozed the last wall
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
Chesterfield Mall
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