Objects in the rear view mirror May appear closer than they are
The skies were pure and the fields were greenAnd the sun was brighter than it's ever beenWhen I grew up with my best friend KennyWe were close as any brothers than you ever knew
It was always summer and the future calledWe were ready for adventures and we wanted them allAnd there was so much left to dreamAnd so much time to make it real
But I can still recall the sting of allThe tears when he was goneThey said he crashed and burnedI know I'll never learnWhy any boy should die so young
We were racing, we were soldiers of fortuneWe got in trouble but we sure got aroundThere are times I think I see him peeling out of the darkI think he's right behind me now and he's gaining ground
But it was long ago and it was far away,Oh God it seems so very farAnd if life is just a highway,Then the soul is just a carAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they are
And when the sun descended and the night aroseI heard my father cursing everyone he knowsHe was dangerous and drunk and defeatedAnd corroded by failure and envy and hate
There were endless winters and the dreams would freezeNowhere to hide and no leaves on the treesAnd my father's eyes were blankAs he hit me again and again and again
I know I still believe he'd never let me leave,I had to run away aloneSo many threats and fears, so many wasted yearsBefore my life became my own
And though the nightmares should be overSome of the terrors are still intactI'll hear that ugly coarse and violent voiceAnd then he grabs me from behindAnd then he pulls me back
But it was long ago and it was far away,Oh God it seems so very farAnd if life is just a highway,Then the soul is just a carAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they are
There was a beauty living on the edge of townAnd she always put the top up and the hammer downAnd she taught me everything I'll ever knowAbout the mystery and the muscle of love
The stars would glimmer and the moon would glowI'm in the back seat with my Julie like a RomeoAnd the signs along the highway all said,Caution! Kids At Play!
Those were the rights of spring and we did everythingThere was salvation every nightWe got our dreams reborn and our upholstery tornBut everything we tried was right
She used her body just like a bandage,She used my body just like a woundI'll probably never know where she disappearedBut I can see her rising up out of the back seat nowJust like an angel rising up from a tomb
But it was long ago and it was far away,Oh God it seems so very farAnd if life is just a highway,Then the soul is just a carAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they areAnd objects in the rear view mirrorMay appear closer than they are
She used her body just like a bandage,She used my body just like a woundI'll probably never know where she disappearedBut I can see her rising up out of the back seat now