intro: instrumental music: verse: I remember, sitting in class poking fun at the teacher's pet. Or in the back of the Mass that's where we first met Those Catholic girls they always seem to please But all I ever got was weak in the knees chorus: All those Eighth Grade promises they fade to black. You spin the bottle, but the one you want doesn't seem to attract. It's only just a tease, mama told me there'll be days like this but I long for those, crazy Summer days to come back ! Eighth grade promises (yea yea) Eighth grade promises (ooo ooo oo) verse: I tried to look tough but I was just a kid. My hair was long but I was too shy and hid my passion for you was only a schoolboy crush I finally realized, You were just a meager lush ! chorus: All those Eighth Grade promises they fade to black. You spin the bottle, but the one you want doesn't seem to attract. It's only a tease, mama told me there'll be days like this but I long for those crazy days to come back Eighth grade promises (yea yea) Eighth grade promises (ooo ooo oo) bridge: (ooo ooo oo) It was so much fun all those years ago life had just begun we didn't know where it would go In the eighth grade you made a pledge to me now time is a blur kissing underneath the trees (birds and the bees) solo: instrumental music: chorus: All those Eighth Grade promises they fade to black. You spin the bottle, but the one you want doesn't seem to attract. It's only a tease, mama told me there'll be days like this but I long for those crazy days to come back Eighth grade promises (yea yea) promises that were never found Eighth grade promises (ooo ooo oo) promises never came around Eighth Grade promises (ah ha) Those Eighth grade promises (hey hay ! outro: