Meat Loaf - Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are

The s^Fkies were pure and the fi^Gsus2elds were green The s^Amun was brighter than it's e^Bbver been When I grew ^Dm7up with my best friend ^Am/EKenny We were close as any bro^Bbmaj7thers than you ever k^Cnew It was al^Fways summer and the futur^Gsus2e called We were read^Amy for adventures and we wan^Bbted them all There was so ^Dm7much left to dre^Am/Eam And so much ^Bbmaj7time to make it re^Cal.

But I can s^Dmtill recall the sti^Am7/Eng of all The te^Bbars when he was g^Cone They said he cr^Dmashed and burned I know I'll ne^Amver learn why any ^Bbboy should die so yo^Cung We were ra^Gm7cing, we were soldiers of fort^Cune We got in t^Dmrouble but we sure got ^Bbaround There are tim^Gm7es I think I see him peeling o^Cut of the dark I think he's r^Dmight behind me n^Dm/Cow and he's gaining gr^Bbound But it was l^Am7ong ago and it was f^Dmar away God it se^Bbems so very f^Car And if l^Am7ife is just a hig^Dmhway Then the soul^Bb is just a car ^{C C7} And ob^Fjects in the rear view mi^Gsus2rror may appear cl^F/Aoser t^Bbhan they a^Fre And obj^Fects in the rear vi^Gsus2ew mirror may appear c^F/Aloser than they ^Fare And ob^Fjects in the rear view mi^Gsus2rror may appear cl^F/Aoser t^Bbhan they a^Fre And obj^Fects in the rear vi^Gsus2ew mirror may appear c^F/Aloser than they ^Fare ^{Gm F/A Csus}They a^Fre ^{Dm Bb C7} And w^Fhen the sun descended ^Gsus2and the night arose I he^Amard my father cursing every^Bbone he knows

He was dange^Dm7rous and drunk and defe^Am/Eated And corroded by f^Bbmaj7ailure and envy and h^Cate There wer^Fe endless winters and the^Gsus2 dreams would freeze N^Amowhere to hide and no le^Bbaves on the trees And my fat^Dm7her's eyes were ^Am/Eblank as he hit me aga^Bbmaj7in and again and a^Cgain

I know I s^Dmtill believe he'd never l^Am7/Eet me leave, I had to ^Bbrun away al^Cone So many thr^Dmeats and fears, so many was^Amted years, before my li^Bbfe became my o^Cwn And though the ni^Gm7ghtmares should be ov^Cer Some of the t^Dmerrors are still int^Bbact I hear that u^Gm7gly coarse and viol^Cent voice and then he gr^Dmabs me from be^Dm/Chind and then he pulls me ba^Bbck But it was l^Am7ong ago and it was f^Dmar away God it se^Bbems so very f^Car And if l^Am7ife is just a hig^Dmhway Then the soul^Bb is just a car ^{C C7} And ob^Fjects in the rear view mi^Gsus2rror may appear cl^F/Aoser t^Bbhan they a^Fre And obj^Fects in the rear vi^Gsus2ew mirror may appear c^F/Aloser than they ^Fare And ob^Fjects in the rear view mi^Gsus2rror may appear cl^F/Aoser t^Bbhan they a^Fre And obj^Fects in the rear vi^Gsus2ew mirror may appear c^F/Aloser than they ^Fare ^{Gm F/A Csus}They a^Fre ^{Dm Bb C7}

There was a be^Fauty living on the edg^Gsus2e of town and she alw^Amays put the top up and the ^Bbhammer down And she taug^Dm7ht me everything I'll e^Am/Ever know about the myste^Bbmaj7ry and the muscle of ^Clove The stare^F would glimmer and the mo^Gsus2on would glow, I'm in the bac^Amk seat with my Julie like ^BbRomeo And the si^Dm7gns along the hi^Am/Eghway all said "C^Bbmaj7aution! Kids At Pl^Cay!" Those were the ri^Dmghts of spring and we did ev^Am7/Eerything, there was salv^Bbation every nig^Cht We got our ^Dmdreams reborn and our uph^Amolstery torn but everyth^Bbing we tried was r^Cight She used my b^Gm7ody just like a banda^Cge She used my b^Dmody just like a wo^Bbund I'll probably^Gm7 never know where s^Che disappeared but I can s^Dmee her rising up out of the ^Dm/Cback seat now just like an ang^Bbmaj7el rising up from a tomb! ^Bb But it was l^Am7ong ago and it was f^Dmar away Oh God it se^Bbems so very f^Car And if l^Am7ife is just a hig^Dmhway Then the soul^Bb is just a car ^{C C7} And ob^Fjects in the rear view mi^Gsus2rror may appear cl^F/Aoser t^Bbhan they a^Fre And obj^Fects in the rear vi^Gsus2ew mirror may appear c^F/Aloser than they ^Fare And ob^Fjects in the rear view mi^Gsus2rror may appear cl^F/Aoser t^Bbhan they a^Fre And obj^Fects in the rear vi^Gsus2ew mirror may appear c^F/Aloser than they ^Fare She used her b^Gm7ody just like a ban^Cdage She used my b^Dm7ody just like a wo^Bbund I'll ne^Gm7ver know where she disa^Cppeared but I can s^Dmee her rising up out of the b^Am/Cack seat now.