Air in my lungs 'Till the road begins As the last of the bugs Leave their homes again And I'm splitting the road down the middle For a minute the world seems so simple Feel the rush of my blood I'm seventeen again I am not scared of death I've got dreams again It's just me and the curve of the valley There is meaning on earth, I am happy Oh Oh Past Alger Brook Road I'm over the bridge A minute from home but I feel so far from it The death of my dog The stretch of my skin It's all washing over me I'm angry again The things that I lost here The people I knew They got me surrounded For a mile or two The cars in reverse I'm gripping the wheel I'm back between villages And everything's still