[Verse 1]
Riding passenger through the countryside
National beauty highway 1969
Power lines overhead
Blistered sky pink and red
Your hands on top of his
Gripping the stick shift, can you believe how long it's been?
[Verse 2]
And it's still the same old road signs
The paint stretched out in straight lines
Counting the exits all the way back home
To the upper west side
[Chorus]
And it takes a lifetime
It takes a lifetime
[Verse 3]
When you leave they'll take
Your name your words your facе
But Taconic State Parkway will outlast your body, you
Thought you were drеaming
The tires slip beneath you
Until you looked across and saw his two eyes drifting
[Bridge]
And all the words you should've said
All the strength you should've summoned
All the years you spent with your back against the wall
Just to make one thing beautiful
[Chorus]
And it takes a lifetime
Yeah it takes a lifetime
It takes a lifetime
It takes a lifetime
[Outro]
It takes a lifetime
It takes a lifetime
It takes a lifetime
It takes a lifetime