Overpass

You came to visit me one day
In our small town we drove around so late at night
With our sanity held over us
You reached to grab my hand and hold me tight
We drove and drove til we got lost
Just trying to escape the plots
Of people who just take what isn't free
Well at least I've got you we said
While all the thoughts flew out our heads
Of bigger worlds for you to see
And how this one's too small for me

Oh
Live somewhere I can ride a train and watch life through a window pane
And not long for an unfamiliar face
The skyline glows like hand blown glass
When you're stuck on the overpass
Among chaos and opportunity
Yeah that's the place I wanna be

My uncle asked you like it here and
I just laughed and shrugged yeah, it's okay
This town's just got big houses full of
People I don't wanna be someday
There's no room left for me to grow
That's something you'd already know or
Why the hell'd you ask me anyway
My family lives right down the way
I guess we'll all move on someday
A world too big for all to see and
It still feels too small for me

Oh
Live somewhere I can ride a train and watch life through a window pane
And not long for an unfamiliar face
The skyline glows like hand blown glass
When you're stuck on the overpass
Among chaos and opportunity
Yeah that's the place I wanna be

We drove my new car for the first time
On your last night how life flies like
My youth out the window oh
Where did the time go
Be 20 by sunrise
You'll wake under new skies
Our childhood is gone now let's
Get on the highway of our lives

Mr Reid playing on the phonograph
Can't shake that I ain't feeling much inside
Feel like I live a double life
With you and here when will I get this right
I don't know what I'm waiting for
But working hard feels like a chore
Don't know what I expected it to be

I won't let my fear get to me
My dreams will bring me ecstasy
I know you don't believe in me
One day I'll know the melody
You'll sing my own words back to me
We'll build a world where they're all free
You'll ride my coattails at a ball
And we'll still be here through it all and

Oh, live somewhere I can ride a train
And watch the city when it rains
Without feeling like all that time is a waste
I'll people watch while I drink tea and
Find parks that inspire me
And I will always have new things to see
In the city I'll be free

You can tell me that it's my life, will I ever get it right
They all tell me that it's all my life, will I ever get it right

Oh
Live somewhere I can ride a train and watch life through a window pane
And not long for an unfamiliar face
The skyline glows like hand blown glass
When you're stuck on the overpass
Among chaos and opportunity
Yeah that's the place I wanna be