Tom: G Intro: D G C G C G Homecoming parade, you were the queen C I was riding right behind you with the rest of the team Am Saw my ring on your finger as you waved to the crowd C D I didn't know a second stringer could ever be so proud C G C The car in front of me was carrying what i loved more than anything Em D G C My sweetest dream was in the car in front of me G On Wednesday nights, we'd meet at church C You'd bring the kids, and I'd come straight from work Am Going home I'd read their lips through the window of your van C D As they sang Jesus loves me, I thought God I'm a lucky man C G C The car in front of me was carrying what i loved more than anything Em D G C My sweetest dream was in the car in front of me Em D C Even after what the doctor said G D You were strong and you believed C Am D Am D And you held us all together through one more spring G Their little hands held on to mine C As we sat in that backseat with tears in our eyes Am A long line of headlights Strangers stopped along the road C D No Monday wasn't meant for wearing Sunday clothes C G C The car in front of me was carrying what i loved more than anything Em D G C My sweetest dream was in the car in front of me (G C) 2x