and after all we're back again
to navigate the pavement sea
don't turn on your radio

you'll block out the music

seasons pass like fingerprints

complex hearts but hard to see
we walk this corn maze in reverse
to avoid the exits


slow down...


this is the start of a night on wheels
count the headlight stars
our scars are the memories of all we've seen

street corners, alleys and bars

sometimes i think we're drowning

in the pond of our youth

and it's one more time around again

all or nothing, beginning or end
as the night closes in
and it's one more shot to make love bleed

one more kick at a glass of dreams
as the night closes in


we know we can't slow down

the shake and the rattle, the buzz and glow

we won't be shutting our eyes
our heads in the city, our hearts in the hills
following footprints and fires


maybe we won't be chosen
maybe we're on our own


we know we can't, no we can never
slow down