AFTERGLOW
I REMEMBER AS A CHILD
AS I WALKED ACROSS THE FIELDS
TO THE OTHER SIDE
AS MY ELDERS LOOKED OVER ME
THEY WATCHED THE PATH THAT I BELIEVED
THE WINDING TRACK OF LIFE
HERE I AM
IM STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY
DRIVING AS THE SUN WAS GOING DOWN
CALIFORNIAN RUSH HOUR INTERSTATE
TRYING TO GET THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN
AS MY ELDERS LOOK OVER ME
JUST ABOVE THE AFTERGLOW
THEY KNOW MY FUTURE IT WAS ALL MAPED OUT
ONLY THE FIELD NEEDED TO GROW
I REMEMBER AS A LAD
FIRST CAR I WANTED TO DRIVE
IT HAD TO BE A FORD
AS MY ELDERS LOOKED OVER ME
THEY SAW THE ROAD THAT I BELIEVED
IT TOOK ME TO THE LIGHT
HERE I AM
IM STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY
DRIVING AS THE SUN WAS GOING DOWN
CALIFORNIAN RUSH HOUR INTERSTATE
TRYING TO GET THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN
AS MY ELDERS LOOK OVER ME
JUST ABOVE THE AFTERGLOW
THEY KNEW MY FUTURE IT WAS ALL MAPED OUT
ONLY THE FIELD NEEDED TO GROW