Time Flies Either Way

[Verse 1] Between the chemical trails in the morning And the UFO's at night The sky becomes a canvas For my worst conspiracies And through the storm clouds that were forming More black and blue than white I saw two shootin' stars as the getaway car My life turned out to be [Chorus 1] But my face is pressed against the window While the traveled road lives up to its clichés Desperately just tryin' to hold on to somethin' 'Cause I'm learning now that the time flies either way [Verse 2] I confuse a sense of purpose With grabbin' the future by the throat While the museum of my memories Was just some blurry photographs When I was younger I was serious Now everything's a joke But my friends detect a sadness At the end of every laugh [Chorus 2] Which has left me with a tricky sense of humor I keep gettin' further led astray Every punchline takes on another dimension When you realize that the time flies either way [Instrumental] [Verse 3] But at the height of this confusion That's when your eyes met mine I caught a small chance at salvation Starin' right at me I saw my boyhood reach conclusion I saw a life spent at your side I saw the permanent replacement Of all the you's and I's to we [Chorus 3] Findin' out that all my proudest moments Will be spent tryin' to put a smile on your face And I'm lettin' that fact answer all of my questions 'Cause I know now that the time flies either way I know now that the time flies either way