You close the door and start the motor I roll the window down I raise my hand and wave goodbye To neighborhood queens and clowns And children in the front yard They hide-and-seek and laugh I can almost hear you thinking How could these days go by so fast? And the rearview could picture what we leave behind Drive darling, drive darling, drive darling Drive, darling drive ♪ A silent conversation No words 'cause there's no need We let the tapes mix up the years and Press repeat and press repeat The trunk is filled with records And books and tears and clothes I'm smiling on the surface I'm scared as hell below And the rearview could picture what we leave behind Drive darling, drive darling, drive darling Drive, darling drive Good morning freedom, goodnight lullabies Drive darling, drive darling, drive darling Drive, darling drive, drive And when we arrive The hardest of goodbyes You will dry my eyes somehow You're always by my side The one who hurts my kind And watches over all my thoughts ♪ And the rearview could picture what we leave behind Drive darling, drive darling, drive darling Drive, darling drive