Once upon a time we could say we had it all
Never held it back, always pushed it to the wall
Living for the moment
Never thought it would ever end
The highway was our teacher and the music was our friend

Beautiful faces, unforgettable places
Feeling that will never ever die
And with all of the computers
Plastic cars and motor scooters
They can never bring it back
No matter how they try

Oh, they're tearin’ the drive-in down
All the heroes have left this town
Without hopes and our dreams
Our plans and our schemes
They're tearin' the drive-in now

What happened to the changes we thought love would bring
Were they just the empty promises the poets used to sing
With fire in our eyes how we swore we’d see it through
Tell me it is a lie, just a dream that never does come true

Where's our shining knight, well, he's no longer here
We haven't seen that kind of spirit
Since we lost the new frontier
All the fallen idols and the chosen who remain
Have we really changed the world, or was it all in vain
Oh, they're tearin' the drive-in down
All the heroes have left this town
Without hopes and our dreams
Our plans and our schemes
They're tearin' the drive-in now

There’s a light far away and it’s Him, growing stronger
It's closer now than it’s been
We shared the good times and had some bad breaks
Got to move on now and learn from our mistakes

Oh, they're tearin' the drive-in down
All the heroes have left this town
Without hopes and our dreams
Our plans and our schemes
They're tearin’ the drive-in now
Without hopes and our dreams
Our plans and our schemes
They're tearin' the drive-in now

Oh, they're tearin' the drive-in down
All the heroes have left this town
Without hopes and our dreams
Our plans and our schemes
They're tearin' the drive-in now