Wheels

I'll learn to take it like a man
Brace these punches where I stand
Nothing like growing older to see
Where the fists are headed before they land
I'm gonna learn to laugh it off
Shrug my shoulders when they scoff
Keep on riding when I kick up gravel
Don't need a big truck, two wheels are enough.

The days grow shorter as the months roll by
Summer's fading soon and the autumn sky's
Got a cool wet sting to its evening sigh
Don't feel ready for those winter nights
But I can't change how fast time flies
Gotta brace these legs, lock my teeth
Push these pedals, keep spinning these wheels
And wave yesterday goodbye.

I could have gone a straighter route
But they all end up headed south
No matter which way the water cuts the land
Gonna meet the ocean at the river's mouth.

Maybe I'll reach that center line
Where the summer catches up to wintertime
The sun will work its best to loosen my skin
I'll worry less about the cold and more about wind
Cause I can't change how fast time flies
Gotta brace these legs, lock my teeth
Push these pedals, keep spinning these wheels
And wave yesterday goodbye.