[Intro/Continues through first verse]
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[Verse 1]
2000 was fired out from a cannon
The neighbors shot up at the lamps
We piled in the street and stood for our anthems
On top of the cars with bottles in hand
This year crept up, who could see it coming?
No one saw the signs, if any were there
The distant funeral marches drumming
Iâll take life, donât care if itâs fair
[Bridge/Continues like this into next verse]
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[Verse 2]
Read too many tales with terrible endings
Gods and machines that get in the way
You thought we were home
Turns out we were renting
Until I am gone, Iâm here to stay
Taken away, our friends, our lovers
By cancer, heroin, tragedy
Itâs not the wakes Iâm worried over
Itâs knowing we have to go to sleep
[Chorus]
If itâs a highway
I am trying just to drive
I am trying just to drive
Stay awake and stay alive
If itâs a highway
I want you there at the side
I want you there at the side
Still awake and still alive
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[Verse 3/Same pattern as last verse]
The songs we thought weâd have to bury
We faced âem head on right away
Every reason to cry, not one to worry
Drive faster and further is my only change
So tattoo our arms and raise our glasses
Call out your names this New Years Eve
And may the next time we kneel at a casket
We say, âAt least the storyâs complete.â
[Chorus]
If itâs a highway
I am trying just to drive
I am trying just to drive
Stay awake and stay alive
If itâs a highway
I want you there at the side
I want you there at the side
Still awake and still alive
If itâs a highway
I am trying just to drive
I am trying just to drive
Stay awake and stay alive
If itâs a highway
I want you there at the side
I want you there at the side
Still awake and still alive
[Outro]
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| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
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