| F | Gsus2 | Am | Bb | Dm7 | Am/E | F/Bb | C | F |
| Gsus2 | Bb | |
| T | he skies were pure and the fields were green The sun wa | s brighter than it's ever been |
| Am/E | Bbmaj7 | C | |
| Wh | en 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 read | y for adventures and we wanted them |
| Am/E | Bbmaj7 | C | |
| al | l There was so much left to dream | And so much time to ma | ke it real. |
| Am7 | C | |
| But I can still recall the sting of all The tears wh | en he was gone |
| Dm | C | |
| They said he crashed and burned I know I'll nev | er learn why any boy should die so young |
| C | Dm | Bb | |
| We were racing, we were soldiers of fortune We got in trouble b | ut we sure got aro | und |
| 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 | |
| B | ut it was long ago and it was far away God it seems so | very far |
| Am7 | Dm | Bb | C | C7 | |
| And if life is ju | st a highway Then | the soul is just | a car |
| F | |
| And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are |