American Secrets

When the sun fell low in the blood red sky yeah Every house called out as we passed them by yeah She would grab my hand as the trees leaned in yeah Oh I'm still racing home from the place I've been It was all I knew, I was waiting for the big one And I stay forever (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh) American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh) Had a dream it was ours and we just didn't know yet We would drive by right through every lonely street yeah Smell the truth in her hair felt the world in my feet yeah But we were just two kids in a beat up car Oh I'm still driving home from the things I've done It was all I knew, I was waiting for the big one And I stay forever (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh) American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh) Had a dream it was ours that we just didn't know yet (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh) American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh) Had a dream it was ours that was lost in the regrets We were caught on the inside Left it all on that bedside Give me one more minute with those baby blues We pull up Oh she looks back and waves as I wait too long I can picture her room as the lights go on I'm still dancing along with the way it was I'm still dancing along with the way it was Give me one more, give me one more Give me one more minute with my baby Give me one more, give me one more Give me one more minute with American secrets Give me one more, give me one more Oh she looks back and waves as she slips inside Every hope in the world and those bright blue eyes I'm still dancing along with the way it was Got my mind made up And I'm coming back for you I can hear your voice calling and I'll be there soon I can see you there in the bedroom by those stairs Oh I've always been running but I don't know where And ohhh oh oooh and ohhh oh oooh It took 25 years but I finally see Not the boy I was in the car that you saw me I'm still not the man that I thought I'd be But when those trumpets sound when the good Lord calls my name Oh I'm gonna be with you Oh I'm gonna be with you And ohhh oh oooh And ohhh oh oooh It took 25 years but I finally see And ohhh oh oooh And ohhh oh oooh It took 25 years but I finally see It took 25 years but I finally see It took 25 years but I think I see