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