on my way up north   up on the ventura   i pulled back the hood   and i was talking to you   and i knew then it would be   a life long thing   but i didn't know that we   we could break a silver lining      and i'm so sad   like a good book   i can't put this day back   a sorta fairytale   with you   a sorta fairytale   with you      things you said that day   up on the 101   the girl had come undone   i tried to downplay it   with a bet about us   you said that-   you'd take it   as long as i could   i could not erase it      and i'm so sad   like a good book   i can't put this day back   a sorta fairytale   with you   a sorta fairytale   with you      and i ride along side   and i rode along side   you then   and i rode along side   till you lost me there   in the open road   and i rode along side   till the honey spread   itself so thin   for me to break your bread   for me to take your word   i had to steal it      and i'm so sad   like a good book   i can't put this day back   a sorta fairytale   with you   a sorta fairytale   with you      i could pick back up   whenever i feel      down new mexico way   something about   the open road   i knew that he was   looking for some indian blood and   find a little in you find a little   in me we may be   on this road but   we're just   impostors   in this country you know   so we go along and we said   we'd fake it   feel better with   oliver stone   till i   almost smacked him -   seemed right that night and   i don't know what   takes hold   out there in the   desert cold   these guys think they must   try and just get over on us      and i'm so sad   like a good book   i can't put this   day back   a sorta fairytale   with you   a sorta fairytale   with you      and i was ridin' by   ridin' along side   for a while till you lost me   and i was ridin' by   ridin' along till you lost me   till you lost   me in   the rear   view   you lost me   i said      way up north i took my day   all in all was a pretty nice   day and i put the hood   right back where   you could taste heaven   perfectly   feel out the summer breeze   didn't know when we'd be back   and i, i don't   didn't think   we'd end up like   like this