Special Kind of Special (Back of My Hand)

I was the one who drove all night down from Milwaukee
I knew that highway like the back of my hand
You made me feel that way that special kind of special
I knew right then and there that you'd never understand

You were the one who said you never want to see me
And still the one who just refused to let me know
But then again I made you feel that special kind of special
That was the day that you came into your own
Into your own

Takes me back to those days in the family station wagon
Brothers in the backseat, it's a boxing matinee
And as we drove through those cornfields of heaven
Momma, the announcer, and God, all in one, we heard her say,

"You two have been driving me crazy since we left this morning
You'll be riding on the roof rack just try me again
As so you know I'm giving you both a warning
Better knock it off or you'll get the back of my hand."
Back of my hand

The back of my hand

Funny how the tables turn when you get a little older
Suddenly she's adamant about her hopes, her dreams, her cares
And you may not feel that you're all that special kind of special
Adopted perfected that looking down stare

Remember when you said that you ain't never gonna leave her?
Remember when you said, "Forever in love," and
Well here is your chance, my friend, your chance to redeem her, she said,
"On one knee, boy, and kiss the back of my hand."
The back of my hand
The back of my hand
The back of my hand
The back of my hand