Too many years to know just how it began But once I found you I took you and ran Ran to the edges where we'd be understood Beneath the dark woods We were running the engine And made no time to mention All the work we would do But we knew We were running the engine and the engine was running like new Spinning my wheels to get my foot in the door Of all the places we'd not been to before Punching my ticket, punch my foot on the gas Oh and we ran We were running the engine over mountains unending The higher we climbed the more those mountains grew We were running the engine and the engine was running like new Pedal to the medal Driving hard over the old roads Until they all looked so familiar Grinding through the gears again Riding through a year again Saying I'll make my way, I'll make my way With you We were running the engine Over miles unending The faster we went, the more they grew We were running the engine and the engine was running us too