I Took the 99 to Get Away from You

i took the ninety-nine to get away from you
 and nobody in any of these other cars knows
 somebody pumped all the oxygen
 right out of the valley
 and we've only got a couple days to live
 funny the feeling in my chest is just the same
 you tie knots in my lungs too
 i took the ninety-nine to get away from you
 everybody else leaves me full of holes
 step on the gas and blow past
 dirty bathrooms
 we've only got a couple miles to go
 funny i won't remember the sun in this place
 you knock open my eyes too
 i took the ninety-nine to get away from you
 the hills are alive and i'm not
 fighting the urge to hurry hurry home
 i took the ninety-nine to get away from you
 and here i am in your shadow again