remember when we danced
for the first time
as that radio was playin'
you had that 'ol mexican blanket
wrapped around your shoulder
"this can't be real" is what you kept sayin'

as the years go by like a bullet train
a silver blur in the drivin' rain

i wanna be faithful
faithful to you
i wanna be faithful
faithful to you

in the bitter chill
of this darkened world
that keeps on turnin'
i wanna feel the warmth
of this tiny flame
and keep it burnin'

don't wanna let it slip away
gonna live for the moment and learn to stay

sometimes it's easy to stand up tall
to gather all the strength i've found
but sometimes it feels like i'm in a heavy-weight fight
in the eighteenth round