Headlight Dreams
Chasing Dreams in the Headlight Glow
Lyrics
She was from the country Country I'd never seen
Expressing unfamiliarity with the countryside the woman is from.
Took me to places that I'd never been Called me a dark horse
Describing how she introduced the speaker to new places and called him a dark horse.
She was one of a kind
Highlighting the woman's uniqueness and individuality.
I look out of this window I'm right back in that time
Reflecting on a past time, looking out of a window, and recalling memories.
Hard to know, hard to see
Expressing difficulty in understanding or perceiving certain aspects of the situation.
We were running blind, we were running free With nothing, but our dreams
Recalling a period of carefree and spontaneous living with shared dreams.
In the pockets of our jeans
Emphasizing the simplicity of their lives, carrying dreams in their pockets.
They're lit up in the headlight beams Through this dirty windshield you can see them gleam
Depicting the dreams illuminated by headlight beams through a dirty windshield.
I'd been told about her She lived beyond the law
Referring to warnings or rumors about the woman living outside the law.
I don't know what I was thinking And let myself in for
Expressing uncertainty about the speaker's decision to get involved with her.
I took your communion And I set out to find
Describing an action of taking communion, possibly symbolizing commitment or involvement.
The promise of redemption That was hardly well defined
Seeking redemption with a vague or unclear definition of what it entails.
Hard to know, hard to see
Reiterating the difficulty in understanding or perceiving certain aspects of their situation.
We were running blind, we were running free
Recalling a period of carefree and spontaneous living with shared dreams (repeated).
With nothing but our dreams In the pockets of our jeans
Emphasizing the simplicity of their lives, carrying dreams in their pockets (repeated).
They're lit up in the headlight beams Through this dirty windshield you can see them gleam
Depicting the dreams illuminated by headlight beams through a dirty windshield (repeated).
Up here in the mountains Above the clouds
Describing a setting in the mountains above the clouds.
The sheep are lazing Nights the dogs howl You left my heart
Portraying a peaceful scene with sheep and howling dogs, juxtaposed with a broken heart.
Times you're back in my mind It was a dangerous situation We were running blind
Reflecting on the woman's absence, with memories of a dangerous past.
Hard to know, hard to see
Reiterating the difficulty in understanding or perceiving certain aspects of their situation (repeated).
We were running blind, we were running free With nothing but our dreams
Recalling a period of carefree and spontaneous living with shared dreams (repeated).
In the pockets of our jeans
Emphasizing the simplicity of their lives, carrying dreams in their pockets (repeated).
They're lit up in the headlight beams Through this dirty windshield you can see them gleam
Depicting the dreams illuminated by headlight beams through a dirty windshield (repeated).
Hard to know hard to see We were running blind We were running free
Reiterating the difficulty in understanding or perceiving certain aspects of their situation (repeated).
Oh with nothing, nothing but our dreams In the pockets of our jeans
Emphasizing the simplicity of their lives, carrying dreams in their pockets (repeated).
Hard to know hard to see We were running blind We were running free
Reiterating the difficulty in understanding or perceiving certain aspects of their situation (repeated).
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