A million miles an hour
Swallowed dotted lines tonight
We ingest the pavement
Ignore the passing lines
And the streets
They call our names
They call our names
We'll never feel the same

Tearing through this ghost town
We haunt the lifeless streets
Still it seems
They call our names
They call our names
We'll never feel the same

Tonight will pass us by
As we're breathing in this moon-lit air
Tonight will pass us by
As the world it seems to disappear
But I'm asleep at the wheel

Another destination
Far away from here
Where the streets
They call our names
They call our names
We'll never feel the same again

But tonight will pass us by
As we're breathing in this moon-lit air
Tonight will pass us by
As the world it seems to disappear
But I'm here with you
We will try forever
We will drive forever
I'm here with you

But now I'm asleep at the wheel
And still the streets
They call our names
They call our names

But tonight will pass us by
As we're breathing in this moon-lit air
Tonight will pass us by
As the world it seems to disappear
But I'm here with you
We will try forever
We will drive forever
I'm here with you

We will try forever
We will drive forever
We will drive forever

I'm here with you

With you, with you, with you,
I'm here with.


Lyrics submitted by pewterblaze

Sleep Lyrics as written by Earl Lebieg

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    Memory

    This song has always been a favorite of mine, no matter my mood at the time while listening to it. I lost a friend this past May and now every time I hear this song when I'm feeling down, it makes me feel like he's saying "we will drive forever, I'm here with you." He loved to drive his truck and motorcycle, and he passed in a motorcycle accident. I remember the nights where he would drive my brother and I and our friends all over town, just having such a good time. This song became even more relevant in my life as the years have passed, especially now. Thanks SOTY for this song, it truly has changed my life.

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