F Gsus2 Am Bb Dm7 Am/E F/Bb C
F Gsus2 Am Bb
The skies were pure and the fields were green The sun was brighter than it's ever been
Dm7 Am/E Bbmaj7 C
When I grew up with my best friend Kenny We were close as any brothers than you ever knew
F Gsus2 Am Bb
It was always summer and the future called We were ready for adventures and we wanted them
Dm7 Am/E Bbmaj7 C
all There was so much left to dream And so much time to make it real.
Dm Am7/E Bb C
But I can still recall the sting of all The tears when he was gone
Dm Am Bb C
They said he crashed and burned I know I'll never learn why any boy should die so young
Gm7 C Dm Bb
We were racing, we were soldiers of fortune We got in trouble but we sure got around
Gm7 C Dm Dm/C
There are times I think I see him peeling out of the dark I think he's right behind me now and
Bb
he's gaining ground
Am7 Dm Bb C
But it was long ago and it was far away God it seems so very far
Am7 Dm Bb C C7
And if life is just a highway Then the soul is just a car
F Gsus2 F/A Bb F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A Bb F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
Gm F/A Csus F Dm Bb C7
They are
F Gsus2 Am Bb
And when the sun descended and the night arose I heard my father cursing everyone he knows
Dm7 Am/E Bbmaj7 C
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated And corroded by failure and envy and hate
F Gsus2 Am Bb
There were endless winters and the dreams would freeze Nowhere to hide and no leaves on the trees
Dm7 Am/E Bbmaj7 C
And my father's eyes were blank as he hit me again and again and again
Dm Am7/E Bb C
I know I still believe he'd never let me leave, I had to run away alone
Dm Am Bb C
So many threats and fears, so many wasted years, before my life became my own
Gm7 C Dm Bb
And though the nightmares should be over Some of the terrors are still intact
Gm7 C Dm Dm/C
I hear that ugly coarse and violent voice and then he grabs me from behind and then he
Bb
pulls me back
Am7 Dm Bb C
But it was long ago and it was far away God it seems so very far
Am7 Dm Bb C C7
And if life is just a highway Then the soul is just a car
F Gsus2 F/A Bb F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A Bb F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
Gm F/A Csus F Dm Bb C7
They are
Gm7 C Dm Bb
Gm7 C Dm Dm/C
Bbmaj7 Dm/C Dm Dm/C
Bbmaj7 Bb/C F Gsus2
Am Bb Dm7 Am/F
Bb C
F Gsus2 Am Bb
There was a beauty living on the edge of town and she always put the top up and the hammer down
Dm7 Am/E Bbmaj7 C
And she taught me everything I'll ever know about the mystery and the muscle of love
F Gsus2 Am Bb
The stare would glimmer and the moon would glow, I'm in the back seat with my Julie like Romeo
Dm7 Am/E Bbmaj7 C
And the signs along the highway all said "Caution! Kids At Play!"
Dm Am7/E Bb C
Those were the rights of spring and we did everything, there was salvation every night
Dm Am Bb C
We got our dreams reborn and our upholstery torn but everything we tried was right
Gm7 C Dm Bb
She used my body just like a bandage She used my body just like a wound
Gm7 C Dm Dm/C
I'll probably never know where she disappeared but I can see her rising up out of the back seat now
Bbmaj7 Bb
just like an angel rising up from a tomb!
Am7 Dm Bb C
But it was long ago and it was far away Oh God it seems so very far
Am7 Dm Bb C C7
And if life is just a highway Then the soul is just a car
F Gsus2 F/A Bb F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A Bb F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
F Gsus2 F/A F
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
Gm7 C
She used her body just like a bandage
Dm7 Bb
She used my body just like a wound
Gm7 C Dm Am/C
I'll never know where she disappeared but I can see her rising up out of the back seat now.