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When I was a kid I didn't know about my social class
I just stared out the window and watched the telephone poles fly past
I didn't think about things like good and evil
There was never such a thing as a grey area
With my dad at the wheel and my mother by his side
I never had to worry about the world outside
I could stay innocent forever in the backseat

I never ever wanted to leave the backseat
I never ever wanted to learn about all these terrible things
I was naked and honest. I was so young and happy
I would cover my ears and scream because I had to stay
Ignorant forever in the backseat

But then it was you and me, a snake, and a rosebush
We were so close to the desert all we needed was a little push
I'd grown to love these nylon seatbelts, they made me feel so safe
But then you tapped on my window and asked me to come and play
A whisper in one ear, a sin in the other
And all of a sudden all we had was each other
No more running away to the backseat

I never ever wanted to leave the backseat
The windows kept me safe from thousands of would-be cannibal kings
I always thought that I'd stay stupid and naked
It was all in my head, the world was what I made it
Innocent forever in the backseat

But one day they came for me, they tore me out of my safety belts
Left me all alone on the sidewalk. It was so cold there by myself
But over time I thought about it and came to see that I was wrong
When the sun came up I felt it around me
It was time to move along...

Well maybe there's more to life than the backseat
I mean, in the grand scheme when have I ever known
what the best thing was for me?
I guess it's time to lose these shackles
Let the sunlight burn my eyes
Because I'll never learn to drive in the backseat






Jeremiah Matthews 2012

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