Late Night Driving

Lyrics to a song I wrote on the piano quite awhile ago.

I remember

That day in December

We were riding in my car

You said you were injured

But I couldn’t avenge her

We had driven pretty far

We talked about violence

The air filled with silence

So we sat there in the dark

Then I felt compliant

We’d formed an alliance

From the first time I saw sparks

And the walls

Came down

A bit

Every word

Was like

A brick

All the colors of the rainbow

Couldn’t match the beauty

Of your heart spilling out of your mouth

Telling me about your house

The house that was your home

The headlights were shining

Conversation was dying

We listened to ColdPlay sing

I thought you were crying

And you were denying

You wanted to ride the swing

And the walls

Came down

A bit

Every word

Was like

A brick

All the colors of the rainbow

Couldn’t match the beauty

Of your words spilling out of your mouth

Telling me about your house

The house that was a home

We talked about violence

The air filled with silence

So we sat there in the dark

Then I felt compliant

We’d formed an alliance

From the first time I saw sparks