1.OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR MAY APPEAR CLOSER THAN THEY ARE

The skies were pure and the fields were green
And the sun was brighter than its 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
And 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 Ill 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 hes right behind me now and hes gaining ground


But it was long ago and it was far away, oh 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

And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are

And when the sun descended and the night arose
I heard my father cursing everyone he knows
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated

And corroded by failure and envy and hate
There were endless winters and the dreams would freeze
Nowhere to hide and no leaves on the trees

And my fathers eyes were blank as he hit me again and again and again

I know I still believe hed never let me leave, I had to run away alone

So many threats and fears, so many wasted years before my life became

My own
And though the nightmares should be over
Some of the terrors are still intact
Ill hear that ugly coarse and violent voice
And then he grabs me from behind and then he pulls me back


There was a beauty living on the edge of town
And she always put the top up and the hammer down
And she taught me everything Ill ever know

About the mystery and the muscle of love
The stars would glimmer and the moon would glow
Im in the back seat with my julie like a romeo

And the signs along the highway all said, caution! kids at play!

Those were the rights of spring and we did everything
There was salvation every night

We got our dreams reborn and our upholstery torn
But everything we tried was right
She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound

Ill probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now
Just like an angel rising up from a tomb

And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are

She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound

Ill probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now

2.ALL REVVED UP

I was nothing but a lonely boy
Looking out for something new

And you were nothing but a lonely girl
But you were something
Something like a dream come true.

I was a varsity tackle and a hell of a block
When I played my guitar
I made the canyons rock, but
Every Saturday Night

I felt the fever grow
Do ya know what it's like

All revved up with no place to go
Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go

In the middle of a steamy night
I'm tossing in my sleep
And in the middle of a red-eyed dream

I see you coming
Coming on to give it to me

I was out on the prowl
Down by the edge of the track
And like a son of a jackal

I'm the leader of the pack, but
Every Saturday night
I felt the fever grow

Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go
Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go

Oh baby I'm a hunter in the dark of the forest
I've been stalking you and tracking you down

Cruising up and down the main drag all night long
We could be standing at the top of the world
Instead of sinking further down in the mud

You and me 'round about midnight
You and me 'round about midnight
Someone's got to draw first
Draw first

Someone's got to draw first blood
Someone's got to draw first blood
Ooh I got to draw first blood
Ooh I got to draw first blood

I was out on the prowl
Down by the edge of the track
And like a son of a jackal

I'm the leader of the pack, but
Every Saturday night
I felt the fever grow

Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go
Do ya know what it's like
All revved up with no place to go

I was nothing but a lonely all-American boy
Looking out for something new

And you were nothing but a all-American lonely girl
But you were something like a dream come true.
I was a varsity tackle and a hell of a block
And when I played my guitar

I made the canyons rock, but
But every Saturday Night
I felt the fever grow

All revved up with no place to go
All revved up with no place to go

All revved up with no place to go
All revved up with no place to go
All revved up with no place to go

3.TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAT

Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't getting us nowhere

I told you everything I possibly can
There's nothing left inside of here

And maybe you can cry all night
But that'll never change the way I feel

The snow is really piling up outside
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here

I poured it on and I poured it out
I tried to show you just how much I care

I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout
But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying icicles instead of tears

And all I can do is keep on telling you
I want you
I need you

But there ain't no way
I'm ever gonna love you

Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad

You'll never find your gold on a sandy beach
You'll never drill for oil on a city street
I know you're looking for a ruby

In a mountain of rocks
But there ain't no Coupe de Ville hiding
At the bottom of a Cracker Jack box

I can't lie
I can't tell you that I'm something I'm not
No matter how I try
I'll never be able to give you something
Something that I just haven't got

There's only one girl that I will ever love
And that was so many years ago

And though I know I'll never get her out of my heart
She never loved me back, ooh I know
I remember how she left me on a stormy night

She kissed me and got out of our bed
And though I pleaded and I begged her
Not to walk out that door
She packed her bags and turned right away

And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me
She kep on telling me

I want you
I need you

But there ain't no way
I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad
Don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad

Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't getting us nowhere