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The skies were pure and the fields were green The sun was brighter than it's 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 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 I'll 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 he's right behind me

and

he's gaining ground

But it was long ago and it was far away 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