time flies either way

between the chemical trails in the morning

and the ufo's at night

the sky becomes a canvas

for my worst conspiracies

and through the storm clouds that were forming

more black and blue than white

i saw two shootin' stars as the getaway car

my life turned out to be

but my face is pressed against the window

while the traveled road lives up to its cliches

desperately just tryin' to hold on to somethin'

'cause i'm learning now that the time flies either way

i confuse a sense of purpose

with grabbin' the future by the throat

while the museum of my memories

was just some blurry photographs

when i was younger i was serious

now everything's a joke

but my friends detect a sadness

at the end of every laugh

which has left me with a tricky sense of humor

i keep gettin' further led astray

every punchline takes on another dimension

when you realize that the time flies either way

but at the height of this confusion

that's when your eyes met mine

i caught a small chance at salvation

starin' right at me

i saw my boyhood reach conclusion

i saw a life spent at your side

i saw the permanent replacement

of all the you's and i's to we

findin' out that all my proudest moments

will be spent tryin' to put a smile on your face

and i'm lettin' that fact answer all of my questions

'cause i know now that the time flies either way

i know now that the time flies either way