Before You Were Born

If I asked real sweet
Would you take a ride with me
To drive down streets that no one else has ever seen?
Red bucket seats with a stereo from 1953

I knew you before you were born
And now I've seen an ending worth waiting for
Under blankets and maps to keep us warm

My markers made
Out of rows of white birch trees
Lead me to black velvet
Dressed in silver rings
Just like you and me, some things were meant to be

I knew you before you were born
And now I've seen an ending worth waiting for
Under blankets and maps to keep us warm
To keep us warm

The paper moon
In the tree branch blue sky
Is cold and brittle on a dark October night
Dead and withered vines that grew on concrete steam rail lines

I knew you before you were born
And now I've seen an ending worth waiting for
Under blankets and maps to keep us warm

Keep us warm
Keep us warm
Keep us warm