Twin Human Highway Flares

E you turned to me and asked me if i’d always be your boy D A Asus2 as we drove across the river into western illinois E and on the railroad Bridge , half a mile of solid steel D A Asus2 wheels were spitting out sparks , scraping at the rails F# wind in your hair , alright A sunset spilling through the rear window E your white t - shirt hugging your shoulders B beaded with sweat E on the day that i become so forgetful A that all of this melts away B i will burn all the calendars that counted the years down A E to such a worthless day E as we walked across the parking lot towards the motel office D A Asus2 we were walking with a benediction on us E light was everywhere , the building stood against the sky D A Asus2 like a monument to desperation , two floors high F# a mile and a half from the river A we went back to the car to get our overnight bags E sunset spilling through your earrings B all over your body E when we shut the motel room door behind us A we knew we’d hit the motherlode B on the day that i forget you A E i hope my heart explodes