[Verse 1]
I felt the ice on these sheets too late
The saliva on my skin sealed my fate
Frozen in sweat like the first day of school
Twenty-nine gold stars, face down in the mud
[Chorus]
Sittin' in the naughty corner, suckin' my thumb
Uh, mmm
[Verse 2]
Shame on my fingers, uh, shame on my lips, mmm
I couldn't help the shame travellin' to my hips
Regret sets with the rise of the sun
Twenty-nine gold stars, face down in the mud
[Chorus]
Sittin' in the naughty corner, suckin' my thumb
Starin' down the barrels of a thousand pointed fingertips
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Shame on the re-runs
Shame on you, monkey
Should've given her my back
Instead I gave her my tummy
One night of undoin' can't be undone
Twenty-nine gold stars, face down in the mud
[Chorus]
Sittin' in the naughty corner, suckin' my thumb
Starin' down the barrels of a thousand pointed fingertips
Sittin' in the naughty corner, suckin' my thumb
Nathan Cavaleri released 29 Gold Stars on Mon Aug 03 2020.
A June 2019 Wollondilly Advertiser article quotes Cavaleri saying:
I loved the lyrics and its core melody, but it wasn’t quite there. I then sped up the tempo which gave the song a strut and swagger. It’s one of the cheekiest songs that I have done. 29 Gold Stars is all about guilty pleasures. The...