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
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
And objects in the
Rear view mirror
May appear closer
Than they are
They are
They are
They are
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 a Romeo
And the signs
Along the highway
All said ''Caution:
Kids At Play ''
Those were
The Rites 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 right
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
Just like an angel
Rising up from 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
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