(the long drive back)
The water trickles down,
In a freezing rain,
As I begin to run,
Away from all the pain.
I start the car,
begin to drive.
Push the speed,
Up to sixty-five.
Around a curve,
On a road I know so well.
Travelling ever faster,
To a vacant hell.
I light a smoke,
From a half empty pack.
Turn the brights on,
Never look back.
I close my eyes,
Put my trust in fate.
The road turns to dirt now,
Going seventy-eight.
Turn on the radio,
But it gets too loud.
I need to think a little,
So I turn it down.
The lines, they blur,
Between wrong and right.
No need to think now,
This is destiny's night.
The angels appeared,
And I heard them say,
"Things will get better,
You know you'll find a way."
Turn the radio up again,
And I press the gas.
And I start to wonder,
If this will last.
Over hills and valleys,
Bridges, too.
I can't stop thinking,
About me and you.
I want to slow down,
I don't want to run,
But my mind rolls over,
The things you've done.
The needle jumps,
I hit ninety-nine,
And you don't even care,
I'm losing my fucking mind.
Red and blue lights flashing,
Behind my car,
But I can't stop now,
I've already gone too far.
I have to get away,
From the things I know,
Like a desperate drowning rat,
Caught beneath the flow.
Just another dreamer,
In a fucked up world.
Another fucked up day.
Another fucked up girl.
Driving faster,
Until the end.
Looking for an escape,
Around every bend.
I've lost the cops now.
It's time to stop.
I hit the brakes,
And slide on the rocks.
The car goes silent,
As I turn the key.
There's so much left out there,
Ahead of me.
I step outside,
And I look above.
The stars whisper promises,
Of future love.
I sit on the ground,
I need to relax,
Before I get back in,
To make the long drive back.
[back]