Steering wheel
I dig in my heels
Oh peddle to the mettle baby

Oh back road thoughts
And long conversations
Another "around the block"
All in anticipation

Round and round we go
Delaying the inevitable
When am I gonna face the fact
That I'm scared to death that I don't know
If my friends still want me alive
I don't know why I'm wasting my time

Oh back road thoughts
And long conversations
Another "around the block"
All in anticipation

We're passing people we don't really like
We're meeting strangers at the red lights
Hey stranger

I'm not ready to be home and stopping
Take me for another ride around the block yeah
I remember when
I would look out the window
I would play pretend
That my hands were a hero
Following the streets
Jumping over trees
And now I'm scared to death
That my friends will leave

And now I'm stuck
Thinking about my failed romances
I'm looking back
On my stupid embarrassments
If you weren't here
I'd turn on the radio
And listen to songs
That make me feel at home

Back road thoughts
And long conversations
Another "around the block"
All in anticipation

We're passing people we don't really like
We're meeting strangers at the red lights
Hey stranger
I'm not ready to be home and stopping
Take me for another ride around the block yeah

Oh now I'm stuck thinking about all my friendships
I wonder if they're all worse then I'm pretending

Yeah he's still there
Let's go around again