Time Flies Either Way

Between the chemical trails in the morning
 And the UFO's 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 shootin' 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
 'Cause I'm learning now that the time flies either way
 I confuse 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
 I keep gettin' 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
 Findin' 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