Objects In The Rear View Of Mirror May Appear Closer Than They A

The skies were pure and the fields were green

The sun was brighter than it's ever been

When I grew up with my best friend Kenny

We were close as any brothers than 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 dreamAnd 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 youngWe 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 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

Nowhere to hide and no leaves on the trees

And my father's eyes were blank as he hit me again and again and againI 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 ownAnd 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

And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are...

There was a beauty living on the edge of town

And 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 a 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 our dreams reborn and our upholstery torn

But everything we tried was rightShe used her body just like a bandage, she used my body just like a wound

I'll probably never know where she disappeared

But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now

Just like an angel rising up from a tomb

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 probably never know where she disappeared

But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now