Route 66
I saw her in my dreams
Curves that went on forever
It made my heart hot,
Flashing lights in ghost towns
Floating like stars in butter
As if time had stopped
Dinosaurs make jokes
As the tourists drive by
But no one stops to inquire,
Pale faces peer from windows
Asking silly questions why
As history hangs from a wire
Route 66
Where grandma and grandpa kissed
The cities where legends dwell
And modern society missed
The stars stayed at the Monte Vista Motel
Now only ghosts exist
On Route 66
My wheel just seemed to turn
From the blinding interstate-
I was in a different world,
No brilliant lights accosted me
No salesman made me wait
Time slowly unfurled
I could see the faces
Of thousands of boys and girls
In the back seat of spaceships,
Trying to catch the moon
In their tiny little fists
Somewhere lost on Route 66
Route 66
Where grandma and grandpa kissed
A place where legends are told
Modern society missed
As wishes on falling stars bend low
Now only relics exist
On Route 66
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