[Verse 1]
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
And there was so much left to drеam
And so much time to make it real

[Verse 2]
But I can still rеcall the sting of all the tears when he was gone
They say 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

[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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)

[Verse 3]
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
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

[Verse 4]
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 rising up out of the back seat now
Just like an angel rising up from a tomb

[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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