Twin Human Highway Flares

You turned to me and asked me if I'd always be your boy
 As we drove across the river into western Illinois
 And on the railroad bridge, half a mile of solid steel
 Wheels were spitting out sparks, scraping at the rails
 Wind in your hair, alright
 Sunset spilling through the rear window
 Your white t-shirt hugging your shoulders
 Beaded with sweat
 On the day that I become so forgetful
 That all of this melts away
 I will burn all the calendars that counted the years down
 To such a worthless day
 As we walked across the parking lot towards the motel office
 We were walking with a benediction on us
 Light was everywhere, the building stood against the sky
 Like a monument to desperation, two floors high
 A mile and a half from the river
 We went back to the car to get our overnight bags
 Sunset spilling through your earrings
 All over your body
 When we shut the motel room door behind us
 We knew we'd hit the motherlode
 On the day that I forget you
 I hope my heart explodes