The Valley

I'm driving through the valley
My whole childhood was here
Early memories of my family
Mom and Dad were still together
For the first couple years
I remember it just barely
I never really cared
And I still don't, to tell the truth
But if childhood defines you
Can it ever be behind you?
Hmm
At the house at the end of the alley
My first love, she lived in there
It's where I kept disappearing
She was all I cared about
For two and a half years
Now I remember her so vaguely
I know I broke her heart
But she broke mine equally too
If it's heartbreak that defines me
Can it ever be behind me?
Hmm hmm hmm hmmmm
Please...

And the years go by like a close race
Headed for the finish line
Looking back in the rearview mirror
Holding on for dear life
Like how I'm layin' in bed
Lookin' into the eyes of my future wife
Thinking it's family that defines me
I can't help if they remind me
Of the fear that can be blinding
That history repeats itself in me
Oh, hmm