xF Gsus2 Am Bb Dm7 Am/E F/Bb C F Gsus2 Bb The skies were pure and the fields were green The sun was brighter than it's ever been Am/E Bbmaj7 C When I grew up with my best friend Kenny We were close as any brothers than you ever knew Gsus2 Bb It was always summer and the future called We were ready for adventures and we wanted them Am/E Bbmaj7 C all There was so much left to dream And so much time to make it real. Am7 C But I can still recall the sting of all The tears when he was gone Dm C They said he crashed and burned I know I'll never learn why any boy should die so young C Dm Bb We were racing, we were soldiers of fortune We got in trouble but we sure got around Dm Bb Am7 There are times I think I see him peeling out of the dark I think he's right behind me and C he's gaining ground Dm Bb C But it was long ago and it was far away God it seems so very far Am7 Dm Bb C C7 And if life is just a highway Then the soul is just a car F And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are