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 can’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 drivin' down a back road

Crankin' 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 that she's breathing

Just trying to feel alive

Ain't no lookin' back now, she's gone off the tracks now

It's gonna be a long drive

Daddy left home when she turned 15

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'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 drivin' down a back road

Crankin' 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 that she's breathing

Just trying to feel alive

Ain't no lookin' back now, she's gone off the tracks now

It's gonna be a long drive

Oh she's got the wind in her hair

These roads could take her anywhere

Cause there ain't no destination

On the road that she has taken

Rolled down windows drivin' down a back road

Crankin' 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 that she's breathing

Just trying to feel alive

Ain't no lookin' back now, she's gone off the tracks now

It's gonna be a long drive