Highway Hypnosis

[Hook] Hypnotized by the white lines The highway, street lamps blur my sight lines Wrap my whole life in a cassette tape Listen all in one day, press play (repeat) [Bridge 1] When we were kids, every season's summer Lie down on the rug, watch an episode of Arthur Hey, it was a wonderful kind of day Do you remember your seat gave in Pre-K? Or how we couldn't wait to reach the teen age? Before you learned one day we'd need graves And displayed was every art piece that we made? We made everybody happy No harm done when you done something crappy No worries in our heads cause life lasts forever Right? Life lasts forever, nothing has to be stressful Mom was always smiling, or it seemed that way Grandma died, dad never cried, what I seen that day Put a mask on, make sure the youth last long They'll die inside, learning that they could pass on And some stuff, well, we're bad at remembering But that comes in handy when we can't grasp the tragedy of 9/11 Cause nothing bad could ever happen In the anti-reality that us kids fathomed Right? [Hook] [Bridge 2] I been flying by on the driver's side of rides Til my eyes turn wet Where do I turn? Right or left? Don't take time to read signs too well Responsible for mama's life, hope that I don't fail, no [Verse 2] The older I am, the smaller I get Benjamin Button shit, scared to death of what I'm coming up against Foot on the gas now, wishing I could backtrack The last thing I controlled with wheels was a backpack And that was kindergarten, still remember it vivid Responsibilities then and now, what's the difference? What's the difference between me and you? I ride home on the bus, you got a job to buy your vehicle All this time I thought work would give me pride But all I really want is cash and more stupid shit to buy I can't commit to this real world around me Mix it with the fantasies, fucks my mind profoundly When you mix work with play And your brain is not developed to distinct black from white It becomes gray Nothing to say to make up for myself Feels like I failed my own goals, and failed everybody else Shit [Hook] [Bridge 3] I pray I get by if the going get rough I wanna love life til I'm done growing up And if I go down, try to go down swinging My eyes still smiling, my heart still singing (repeated) [Bridge 2]