i m fading out of sight my wheels are the only sound runnin at the speed of light i can t slow down now out on an open road racin to beat the night no matter where i m goin i guess i ll get all right so why don t i understand what s trippin me up it oughta be a simple thing i can t hold on and i can t return it s time to let go start to live and learn i took a one way flight too high to see the ground now i know how long it takes a heart to come down alone on the highway now i m takin it mile by mile i d rather be a lonely man than an imprisoned child so why do i feel the strain that keeps trippin me up will it ever be a simple thing i can t hold on and i can t return rivers will run and bridges will burn i can t say just how but there s no lookin back now when everything fades away and there s nothing left then you got to keep rememberin i can t slow down and i can t return it s time to let go start to live and learn so why don t i understand what s trippin me up well it oughta be a simple thing i can t hold on and i can t return rivers will run and bridges will burn i can t say just how but there s no lookin back now i won t slow down and i can t return as night turns to dawn the pages will burn i can t say just how but there s no lookin back now i can t hold on and i can t return it s time to let go start to live and learn