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 than you ever knew
It was always summer and the future called We were ready for adventures and we wanted them
all There was so much left to dream And so much time to make it real.
But I can still recall the sting of all The tears when he was gone
They said 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
and
he's gaining ground
But it was long ago and it was far away God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway Then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are