Long Drive

She fakes a smile when she feels broken
So many words go left unspoken
Tries to pretend like there ain't nothing wrong

Walks into school with her head held high but
Little do they know how she feels inside
As she
Watches the days drag on and on

She tries to find a way to escape from all the pain

That Mom and Dad don't seem to recognize

She's tired of the weight
Got too much on her plate

So she hops into her car
To take a drive

Rolled down windows
Driving down a backroad
Cranking up her favorite song

Don't know where she's headed
She don't need directions
She'll be driving all night long

The sweet taste of freedom
In the air she's breathing
Just trying to feel alive

Ain't no looking back now
She's gone off the tracks now
It's gonna be a long drive

Daddy left home when she turned fifteen
Nobody said life was easy
Tear dried eyes staring at the ceiling

Mama went off and got remarried
Lost her job and just stopped caring
Heart gone numb to feelings not worth bearing

She tries to find a way to escape from all the pain

That no one else can seem to recognize

She's tired of the weight
Got too much on her plate

So she hops into her car
To take a drive

Rolled down windows
Driving down a backroad
Cranking up her favourite song

Don't know where she's headed
She don't need directions
She'll be driving all night long

The sweet taste of freedom
In the air she's breathing
Just trying to feel alive

Ain't no looking back now
She's gone off the tracks now
It's gonna be a long drive

And oh
She's got the wind in her hair
These roads
Can take her anywhere

Cause there ain't no destination
On the road that she has taken

Rolled down windows
Driving down a backroad
Cranking up her favourite song

Don't know where she's headed
She don't need directions
She'll be driving all night long

The sweet taste of freedom
In the air she's breathing
Just trying to feel alive

Ain't no looking back now
She's gone off the tracks now
It's gonna be a long drive

Ain't no looking back now
She's gone off the tracks now
It's gonna be a long drive