The skys were pure
and the fields were green,
and the sun was brighter
than it's ever been
When I grew up with my best friend Kenny
we were close as any brothers
that you ever knew
It was always summer
and the future called
We were ready for adventures
and we wanted them all,
there was so much left to dream,
and so much time to make it real
But I can still recall the sting of all
the tears when he was gone
They said he crashed and burned,
I know I'll never learn,
why any boy should die so young!
We were racing;
we were soldiers of fortune
We got in trouble but we sure got around
There are times I think I see him
peeling out of the dark
I 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 far,
and if life is just a highway,
then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
Objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
They are....
They are....
Instrumental Break 1
And when the sun descended
and the night arose
I heard my father cursing
everyone he knows
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated,
and corroded by failure
and envy and hate
There were endless winters
and the dreams would freeze
No where to hide
and no leaves on the trees,
and my father's eyes were blank
as he hit me again and again and again
I know I still believe
he'd never let me leave,
I had to run away alone
So many threats and fears,
so many wasted years,
before my life became my own!
And though the nightmares should be over
some of the terrors are still intact
I'll hear that ugly, coarse,
and violent voice,
and then he grabs me from behind,
and then he pulls me back!
But it was long ago, and it was far away
Oh God, it seems so very far,
and if life is just a highway,
then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
They are.........
Instrumental break 2 (46 secs)
There was a beauty living
on the edge of town
She always put the top up
and the hammer down,
and she taught me
everything I'll ever know,
about the mystery and the muscle of love
The stars would glimmer
and the moon would glow
I'm in the back seat with my Julie
like Romeo
And the signs... along the highway...
All said Caution!
Kids at play!
Those were the rights of spring
and we did everything;
There was salvation every night
We got dreams reborn
and our upholstery torn,
but everything we tried was right
She used her body just like a bandage
She use my body just like a wound
I'll probably never know
where she disappeared,
but I can see rising up
out of the back seat now,
just like an angel rising out of a tomb!
But it was long ago, and it was far away
Oh God, it seems so very far,
and if life is just a highway,
then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are!
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
may appear closer than they are
She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound
I'll never know where she disappeared,
but I can see her rising up
out of the back seat now...
