This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Hey!
I slowed down for a second
So I could look at the wreckage
It was all over before I got there
I thought maybe I'm lucky
Yesterday was my birthday
It didn't seem to matter that no one remembered
Remembered
Remembered
Remembered
I slowed down for a second
Someone in front of me hit their brakes
They must've seen it all from a distance
I got angry about it
But I know I would've done the same
What makes me think I'm so special?
So special
So special
So special
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
I slowed down for a second
Something was happening up ahead
Someone's curiosity got the better of them
The vapor trail of a silver bird
Skidding wheels that left a perfect curve
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Won't you slow down
Slow down
Slow down
I slowed down for a second
So I could look at the wreckage
It was all over before I got there
I thought maybe I'm lucky
Yesterday was my birthday
It didn't seem to matter that no one remembered
Remembered
Remembered
Remembered
I slowed down for a second
Someone in front of me hit their brakes
They must've seen it all from a distance
I got angry about it
But I know I would've done the same
What makes me think I'm so special?
So special
So special
So special
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
I slowed down for a second
Something was happening up ahead
Someone's curiosity got the better of them
The vapor trail of a silver bird
Skidding wheels that left a perfect curve
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Won't you slow down
Slow down
Slow down
Lyrics submitted by vchamberlain
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