Eight years old in an oldsmobile

Mama's feet on the dash, daddy's hands on the wheel

Every ten minutes saying how long 'til we're there

Watching the pines turn into palm trees

With the windows down so I could breathe

A little bit of that sweet saltwater in the air.

And those wheels keep spinning and they take me with them

Just a road trip down to a beach town, but to me

I saw the whole world in the backseat.

Seventeen in a hand-me-down

I pick her up just to roll around

And we'd drive out to where the lights don't hide the stars

We were right where we wanted to be

Didn't have to say a word to say everything

We were trying so hard not to take it too far

But then we'd take it too far.

And those wheels keep spinning and they take me with them

Just a kiss in the middle of nowhere, but to me

I saw the whole world in the backseat

I saw the whole world in the backseat, yeah...

Here I am, grown up now, hospital bracelets, elevator down

Grab the keys, pull the car around

Buckle in the baby, safe and sound.

And those wheels keep spinning and they take me with them.

And those wheels keep spinning and they take me with them

Just a look into the rearview, but to me

I saw the whole world in the backseat

I saw the whole world in the backseat, yeah...

Yeah, I saw the whole world in the backseat.