I was born in a blizzard
In the last week of the winter
When the sun sets before dinner
Where the sky goes on forever

Kid to a Dreamer
And an adamant peacekeeper
Couple of hell-bent believers
Just hoping for the best

Measuring the distance in the number
Of seconds between lightning and the thunder
A tattoo of a lady
With a teardrop in her eye
To commemorate the very saddest
Summer of my life

Sleeping through the afternoon
Just trying to forget
I thought I knew what I should do
I didn't, but I tried my best

Measuring the distance in the number
Of cigarettes it takes for me to walk there

Sitting out on Jenny's lawn
Feeling like I belong
A staircase to a mountaintop
A view that still gives me goosebumps

Measuring the distance in the number
Of songs that I can listen to in my car"