Mountain Goats - Twin human highway flares

^EYou turned to me and asked me if I'd always be your boy ^DAs we ^Adrove across the ri^Asus2ver into western Illinois And on the ^Erailroad bridge, half a mile of solid steel ^DWheels^A were spitting out ^Asus2sparks, scraping at the rails

^F#Wind in your hair, alright ^ASunset spilling through the rear window ^EYour white t-shirt hugging your shoulders ^BBeaded with sweat

^EOn the day that I become so forgetful ^AThat all of this melts away ^BI will burn all the calendars that counted the years down ^ATo such a worthless ^Eday

^EAs we walked across the parking lot towards the motel office ^DWe we^Are walking with ^Asus2a benediction on us Light was ^Eeverywhere, the building stood against the sky Like a^D monu^Ament to ^Asus2desperation, two floors high

^F#A mile and a half from the river ^AWe went back to the car to get our overnight bags ^ESunset spilling through your earrings ^BAll over your body

^EWhen we shut the motel room door behind us ^AWe knew we'd hit the motherlode ^BOn the day that I forget you ^AI hope my heart ^Eexplodes