The first verse uses some interesting imagery the most prominent and ambiguous being: "The mountains that we moved" and "Caught like a wildfire out of control/'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove."

The first one I would like to discuss is the lyric "The mountains that we moved." I believe that this is refering to the power and intesity that exist in young relationships. I also believe that this could be refering to the optimism that comes with youth and love that makes you believe that anything is possible.

The second couple of lyrics that I would like to delve into are the lyrics: "Caught like a wildfire out of control/'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove." I believe the wildfire is a symbol of passion because, like fire, passion is a very intense thing--especially the kind of love you find in young relationships. Not to mention a fire can also symbolize love. Also the fact that Seger uses an out of control wildfire as a symbol of passion as opposed to a plain old fire emphasizes how passionate the relationship was and says that it was full of unbridled passion. The phrase "til there was nothing left to burn" refers to the dying out of the passion in their relationship and in turn, the love. Young relationships seem to be based on passion. Sometimes thats just what young people think love is. After the passion dies out they don't realize that it's something they have to work at so the relationship dies as well.

Another ambiguous phrase is "nothing left to prove." This, I believe, refers to the fact that when you're young and in a relationship, you feel you have to prove something to the your partner, that you really love them.