Time Flies Either Way

Between the chemical trails in the morning

And the UFOs 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 shooting 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 cliché

Desperately just trying to hold on to something

As I'm learning now that the time flies either way

I confused a sense of purpose

With grabbing 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

And I keep getting 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

Staring 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

Finding out that all my proudest moments

Would be spent trying 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