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