The explosions that the engine makes increase at an alarming rate

Your foot is on the floor

And I've always been a fraidy-cat, so I say, "My dear, maybe ease it back."

But you give it a little more

And I watch the needle round the gauge while you crank the mix that summer made

Saying, "It's never been like this before."

And the hope of an uninterrupted life is still alive inside us tonight

And the love of two continuous lines stretching from this to the other side

We're making excellent time

The concrete cracks look like the rivers that we transversed in the car together on that all too perfect fall

And the sun streak spots look like the dots on that weather map that my mother bought in hopes that we would write or call

And the freeway signs all green and white will lead us all back home tonight through that thick suburban sprawl

And the hope of an uninterrupted life is still alive inside us tonight

And the love of two continuous lines stretching from this to the other side

We're all gonna make it out fine

And if I'm gonna take the wheel, well, then we'll need to make a stop

Get some old money tapes for the stereo and some bally shag or top*

I can make it to Durango, but I heard that there'll be snow

Oh yeah, your father called and told us just before we lost signal

And your surfboard doesn't do us much good this far from the ocean

But you brought it anyway in case the sand isn't frozen

And as the flakes begin to fall, it feels like every time before

The only difference is before, our eyes weren't quite this sore

And the hope of an uninterrupted life is still alive inside us tonight

And the love of two continuous lines stretching from this to the other side

And the hope of an uninterrupted life is still alive inside us tonight

And the love of two continuous lines stretching from this to the other side

We're making excellent time