Chrome Dreams

I see the chrome still shining in my mind

Hotfoot days that I thought I'd left behind

Rolling down the streets of Sandringham

Bare feet on the pedals, freedom in my hands

I hear the laughter echo down the lane

Every skid mark carving out my name

Oh, how the world felt wide and clean

When life was simple and my bike was king

Oh, chrome dreams, take me back again

To the BMX tracks and the summer wind

I'm still that kid with the world at his feet

Riding through the years I can never repeat

Oh chrome dreams, you were more than a ride

You were the fire, the pride, the joy inside

And I miss you now more than it seems

My childhood heart in those chrome dreams

We raced the daylight down the old school hill

Time stood still in the push of every thrill

Handlebars shaking, I didn't care

Every leap of faith was floating in the air

You were my ticket out, my runaway escape

A silver streak in a world I'd shape

If I could go back, I'd give anything

For one more ride, one more bell to ring

Oh, chrome dreams, take me back again

To the BMX tracks and the summer wind

I'm still that kid with the world at his feet

Riding through the years I can never repeat

Oh chrome dreams, you were more than a ride

You were the fire, the pride, the joy inside

And I miss you now more than it seems—

My childhood heart in those chrome dreams

Sometimes I swear I hear you calling

Like gravel under tyres softly falling

You're the spark in the corner of my youth

The first time I ever touched the truth

If memories shine, then yours still gleams

My silver soul, my chrome dreams

Oh, chrome dreams, take me home tonight

Back to the streets where I learned to fight

Where scraped-up knees were a badge I'd wear

And freedom lived in the summer air

Oh chrome dreams, you'll forever be

The brightest part of the kid in me

And I'll ride you again somewhere unseen

In the quiet corners of my chrome dreams