Homecoming parade, you were the queen

I was riding right behind you with the rest of the team

Saw my ring on your finger as you waved to the crowd

I didn't know a second stringer could ever be so proud

The car in front of me was carrying what I loved more than anything

My sweetest dream was in the car in front of me

On wednesday nights, we'd meet at church

You'd bring the kids, and I'd come straight from work

Going home I'd read their lips through the window of your van

As they sang jesus loves me, I thought god I'm a lucky man

The car in front of me was carrying what I loved more than anything

My sweetest dream was in the car in front of me

Even after what the doctor said

You were strong and you believed

And you held us all together through one more spring

Their little hands held on to mine

As we sat in that backseat with tears in our eyes

A long line of headlights

Strangers stopped along the road

No monday wasn't meant for wearing sunday clothes

The car in front of me was carrying what I loved more than anything

Oh my sweetest dream was in the car in front of me