Cycling in the afternoon

I roll past the bakery line Red heat on the window glass Chain keeps time with my knees And the day goes by so fast My shirt sticks to my back One hand loose on the bar Dodged the crack in the road And I grin at how far Take the long way home Let the corners slow me down I can feel the air change Every block of this town Ride me through the afternoon Ride me through the afternoon Paper smoke paper smoke Let the whole world blur into Ride me through the afternoon Kids kick a ball by the curb Someone waters red geraniums A dog pulls hard at a leash By the gate with the peeling trim I coast past the corner store Cold drinks sweating in the sun No need to be anywhere When the whole day's just begun Take the long way home Let the corners slow me down I can feel the air change Every block of this town Ride me through the afternoon Ride me through the afternoon Paper smoke paper smoke Let the whole world blur into Ride me through the afternoon For a minute I'm light For a minute I'm gone No hurry in my pocket No weight to carry on Ride me through the afternoon Ride me through the afternoon Paper smoke paper smoke Let the whole world blur into Ride me through the afternoon Ride me through the afternoon