[Intro]
D D D
[Verse 1]
D Bm Em
The smoke and the booze don't treat me like they did back then.
G D
Those little white pills we took to forget where we'd been.
D Bm Em
And I've seen first-hand what the needle has done to my friend.
G D
Thank God I'm still here to stay away from the places I've been.
[Chorus]
C G D
You've got to slow down while we can still see the miles.
Am G D
Put on the brakes in the fast lane and rest for a while.
C G D
You live with your demons long enough they seem like your friends.
Am G D
Put on the brakes in the fast lane before your road ends.
[Verse 2]
D Bm Em
That first cigarette didn’t do much, the second one did.
G D
That first taste of whiskey was good when I was a kid.
D Bm Em
So, I’ll tell you first-hand I’ve been there, I know where you are.
G D
In ways I am still that kid with eyes for the stars.
[Chorus]
C G D
You've got to slow down while we can still see the miles.
Am G D
Put on the brakes in the fast lane and rest for a while.
C G D
You live with your demons long enough they seem like your friends.
Am G D
Put on the brakes in the fast lane before your road ends.
Am G D
Put on the brakes in the fast lane before your road ends.
D Bm Em G D
D Bm Em G D