Driving Song
Matt Harlan feat. Phoebe Hunt Lyrics
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All the cars that pass outside flood my room with light,
& I wish I was gone – Windows down & rolling to your door.
'Cause baby I see you.
In the dim light of the bar night, as your hazel eyes go blue,
& I wish I could hold your hair back as the liquor takes its toll.
There's miles that sit between us & cities to pass through,
So I'm driving though the hours thinking of a song.
Driving through the hours 'til we can be alone.
Feel that Texas heat
As it beats down in the noonday & you're parked right on the freeway.
There's nowhere to hide – just steel
Frames rolling down the same long ride.
Just 20 minutes gone.
Shirt sweat on your armrest there's a
Sadness in your bones. I wish you were home,
'Cause I'm tired of being strong for when you go.
We scale the miles between us. We struggle to get through.
Working on our selves & working on each other, too.
We go driving though the hours singing our own song.
Driving through the hours 'til we can be alone.
The lyricist expresses his or her longing for their partner in the song, ‘Driving Song’. The lyrics depict a sleepless night where the sound of passing cars illuminates the singer’s room. The singer wishes he or she was with the partner, driving to her door with the windows down. The lyrics explain how the singer sees the partner in a bar and wishes to hold her hair back as she drinks. The singer feels the distance between him and the partner and the cities they have to traverse to get to one another. Despite the urge to open up to someone new, the singer only wants to share his or her thoughts with the partner. Therefore, the singer drives through the hours, singing his or her own song, in anticipation of being with his or her partner at last.
The lyrics express the idea of distance, both geographically and emotionally. The singer highlights how the miles between the two cities lay bare the struggle to maintain their relationship. As they both work on themselves and their relationship, they rely on one another to be strong during their lonely times. The reference to the ‘Texas heat’ is representative of the difficulty of engaging in a long-distance relationship, where the lovers only have steel frames and long rides to get to one another. However, the singer finds comfort in the thought of being alone with his or her partner, singing their own tune, driving through the hours, hoping to bridge the distance between them.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, I can't sleep.
I am unable to sleep because the cars passing by my window are keeping me awake, making me wish I could leave and drive to be with you.
All the cars that pass outside flood my room with light,
The continuous flow of cars outside is lighting up my room, making it hard for me to sleep or do anything else.
& I wish I was gone – Windows down & rolling to your door.
I wish I could drive to you with the windows down, feeling the breeze and singing our songs together.
'Cause baby I see you.
I see you in my memories, especially in the dim light of the bar, and I wish I could hold your hair back as you drink and be with you right now.
In the dim light of the bar night, as your hazel eyes go blue,
I remember you in the dimly lit bar, gazing at me with your blue hazel eyes shining in the darkness.
& I wish I could hold your hair back as the liquor takes its toll.
I wish I were there to hold your hair when you're drunk, showing you that I care and taking care of you when you need it the most.
There's miles that sit between us & cities to pass through,
There are many miles and cities that separate us, and we need to go through them to see each other.
But I don't want to bear my soul to anybody new.
I don't want to share my innermost thoughts and feelings with anyone I meet along the way; it's only you that I want to be with.
So I'm driving though the hours thinking of a song.
I'm driving for hours, thinking about us and the songs we love to sing together.
Driving through the hours 'til we can be alone.
I'm driving for long hours, longing to spend some precious time alone with you, with no one else around us.
Feel that Texas heat
I feel the warmth of Texas as I drive through the heat, missing you and wishing you were here with me.
As it beats down in the noonday & you're parked right on the freeway.
The sun is scorching at noon, and you feel it while you're parked on the freeway, which makes me worry a lot about you.
There's nowhere to hide – just steel
You feel trapped in the car, and there is no place to hide from the heat and overwhelming emotions.
Frames rolling down the same long ride.
All the cars on the road seem to be rolling along with you, and you feel alone and helpless.
Just 20 minutes gone.
It feels like ages since you left, but it's only been 20 minutes, and I miss you more than words can describe.
Shirt sweat on your armrest there's a
You're sweating and uncomfortable, and your shirt is soaked with sweat, leaving a mark on your armrest.
Sadness in your bones. I wish you were home,
You feel a deep sadness inside you, making me wish that you were back home, where you're safe and comfortable.
'Cause I'm tired of being strong for when you go.
I'm tired of pretending to be strong and unaffected when you leave, it's hard on me, and I wish you could stay with me always.
We scale the miles between us. We struggle to get through.
We try our best to cover the distance between us, but it's tough, and we have to fight to keep our love alive.
Working on our selves & working on each other, too.
We're working on improving ourselves and our relationship, always finding ways to grow and learn together.
We go driving though the hours singing our own song.
We spend long hours driving and singing our songs, relishing the rare time we have to ourselves.
Driving through the hours 'til we can be alone.
We drive for hours, cherishing the moments spent together, knowing that soon we'll be alone with each other.
Contributed by Tyler M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.