broken highway afternoons   we've got to get on the road by ten   cause some things just have to pass   but don't cross out   your calender year just yet      and all we can do to pass the time   is practice out our wonderful lines   to make sure we do this    natural friend thing right      and some things you just can't pick   and could you ever suspect    that a passion could wear so thin   if I hear one more person put a friend down today   does it mean we have   to make excuses for what they can't say      there's something stirring in these hands   I've got a patch of cool grass for my t-shirt tan   and sunburnt skin on blistered lips   does it mean we can't touch    and that it hurts to kiss away   another beer -stained town   can't we turn around   because I'm sick   because I'm sick of slowing down      and all we can do to pass the time   is practice out our wonderful lines   to make sure we do this    natural friend thing right   I swear I saw the sun   fall down behind these pink fields   just about an hour ago   but here we are still rolling on   never knew we could get so far   going so damn slow