American Secrets

[Verse 1:]When the sun fell low in the blood red sky yeahEvery house called out as we passed them by yeahShe would grab my hand as the trees leaned in yeahOh I'm still racing home from the place I've been[Chorus:]It was all I knew, I was waiting for the big oneAnd I stay forever (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)Had a dream it was ours and we just didn't know yet[Verse 2:]We would drive by right through every lonely street yeahSmell the truth in her hair felt the world in my feet yeahBut we were just two kids in a beat up carOh I'm still driving home from the things I've done[Chorus:]It was all I knew, I was waiting for the big oneAnd I stay forever (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)Had a dream it was ours that we just didn't know yet (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)American secrets (oooooh oh oooh oh ohhhh)Had a dream it was ours that was lost in the regrets[Bridge:]We were caught on the insideLeft it all on that bedsideGive me one more minute with those baby bluesWe pull upOh she looks back and waves as I wait too longI can picture her room as the lights go onI'm still dancing along with the way it wasI'm still dancing along with the way it wasGive me one more, give me one moreGive me one more minute with my babyGive me one more, give me one moreGive me one more minute with American secretsGive me one more, give me one moreOh she looks back and waves as she slips insideEvery hope in the world and those bright blue eyesI'm still dancing along with the way it wasGot my mind made upAnd I'm coming back for youI can hear your voice calling and I'll be there soonI can see you there in the bedroom by those stairsOh I've always been running but I don't know whereAnd ohhh oh oooh and ohhh oh ooohIt took 25 years but I finally seeNot the boy I was in the car that you saw meI'm still not the man that I thought I'd beBut when those trumpets sound when the good Lord calls my nameOh I'm gonna be with youOh I'm gonna be with youAnd ohhh oh ooohAnd ohhh oh ooohIt took 25 years but I finally seeAnd ohhh oh ooohAnd ohhh oh ooohIt took 25 years but I finally seeIt took 25 years but I finally seeIt took 25 years but I think I see