Butch Walker - Closer to the Truth and Farther from the Sky lyrics

Ribbons went flying out the window As we drove down the interstate Sex was something so brand new It was hard as hell to wait She made faces at the goddamn rednecks And said, "Look at you boy, you must worship Satan" Just because I had the same long hair As the Jesus in all their paintings Every church just made me scared Of words like servant and faith and congregation In a world with so many answers left Why do I need so many explanations To get closer to the truth and further from the sky? Check, check And the static singes the speakers Like a thousand hymns of inspiration The road just winds through the canyon Like a big black snake headed for salvation And I'm getting closer to the truth and further from the sky A roadside venue wall-papered and menus In a town that forgot its own name We were hungry for anything that had a pulse As we freed ourselves from the rain There's a disgruntled metal head playing guitar For a pop singer up on the screen With his guitar held high and his head held low He just wants a chance to be seen And the static singes the speakers Like a thousand hymns of inspiration The road just winds through the canyon Like a big black snake headed for salvation And I'm getting closer to the truth and further from the sky Well, he tells me at the bar that he's on his last leg That he used to have it all in his hands That the girls don't think much of him these days It's just hard for him to understand 'Cause he's a little bit older and a little bit thin But he's still got his heart in a sling And we paid for the drinks and the bartender drinks And it couldn't be more late, yeah we're all so late 'Cause the static singes the speakers Like a thousand hymns of inspiration The road just winds through the canyon Like a big black snake headed for salvation And I'm getting closer to the truth and further from the sky