The old man took the keys away again He always says that he can tell just where I've been And I was down at the freight yard Throwin beer bottles at trains Until it rains, 'til it rains You know he didn't have to talk to me like that I would've brought her back without a scratch And I only go to the drive-in anyway Not for the movies But for the rare dashboard lights that cross her hair My summers used to last for years They died like flowers and disappeared And that's how days turned into years The old man, he used to drive me all around That's how I know every sidewalk crack in this town And it was there at the Exxon That I first asked for her name And she laughed, her eyes like flames (And I swear to god) My summers used to last for years They died like flowers and disappeared And that's how days turned into years and years O, how time can pass you by.