Air in my lungs 'til the road begins As the last of the bugs leave their homes again And I'm splittin' the road down the middle For a minute, the world seemed 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 And there is meanin' on earth, I am happy Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, oh, oh Passed 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 washin' 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 car's in reverse, I'm grippin' the wheel I'm back between villages, and everything's still "When I, for me personally I found a town big enough for anything that I want I mean, I'm not a city girl, ha-ha-ha, by any means" "Strafford, it still has a lot of meaning to me Because I grew up there Well, I guess it's a small— (Ah, ah, ah-ah, ah-ah) A small community of, uh, people that really look out for each other (Ah, ah, ah) And that's the same way with anybody that needs anything This this community is there to help" Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah Ooh (Woah) Ah-oh The things that I lost here, the people I knew They got me surrounded for a mile or two Left at the graveyard, I'm driving past ghosts Their arms are extended, my eyes start to close The car's in reverse, I'm grippin' the wheel I'm back between villages, and everything's still