Intro:F C GF
Air in my lungs,
C G
till the road begins.
F
As the last of the bugs,
C G
leave their homes again.
F C G
And Iʼm splitting the road down the middle,
F C G
for a minute, the world seems so simple.
F
Feel the rush of my blood,
C G
Iʼm seventeen again.
F
I am not scared of death,
C G
Iʼve got dreams again.
F C G
Itʼs just me and the curve of the valley.
F C G
and there is meaning on Earth, I am happy.
Bridge: F
Oh, oh, oh.
C G
Oh, oh, oh.
Instrumental:F C G Am F C
Passed Alger Brook Road, Iʼm over the bridge.
G Am
A minute from home, but I feel so far from it.
F C
The death of my dog, the stretch of my skin,
G Am
itʼs all washing over me, Iʼm angry again.
F C
The things that I lost here, the people I knew,
G Am
they got me surrounded for a mile or two.
F C
The carʼs in reverse, Iʼm gripping the wheel.
G Am
Iʼm back between villages, and everythingʼs still.