Backseat

Eight years old in an old mobile
Mama's feet on the dash, Daddy's hands on the wheel
Every ten minutes sayin', "How long 'til we're there?"
Watchin' the pines turn into palm trees
With the windows down so I could breathe
A little bit, that's where you saw water in the air

And those wheels keep spinnin'
And they take me with them
Just a road trip down to a beach town, but to me
I saw the whole world in the backseat

17 in a hand-me-down
I pick her up just to roll around
And we drive up to where the lights don't hide the stars
We were right where we wanted to be
Didn't have to say a word to say everything
We were tryin' so hard not to take it too far
But damn, we take it too far

And those wheels keep spinnin'
And they take me with them
Just a kiss in the middle of nowhere, but to me
I saw the whole world in the backseat
I saw the whole world in the backseat, yeah

Here I am grown up now
Hospital bracelets, elevator down
Grab the keys, pull the car around
Buckle in the baby, safe and sound
Oh-oh
And those wheels keep spinnin'
And they take me with them

And those wheels keep spinnin'
And they take me with them
Just a look into the rearview, but to me
I saw the whole world in the backseat
I saw the whole world in the backseat, yeah
Oh-ooh
Yeah, I saw the whole world in the backseat