I Try to Keep My Eyes Alert and Open

After 15 months of driving back and forth to Waco, the time spent driving seems to go by a lot slower than the time spent with her.

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You're the Destination

I think these tires have almost rolled

over every inch of this old road

I swear that I could make the drive with my eyes closed

As I pass each mile marker

the numbers on them keep getting smaller

but I wonder why you and I don’t seem much closer

from sea to shining sea

i’m stuck in the driver’s seat

feels like I’m going clear across the nation

40 miles aint that far

and it should take this long

so much further when your the destination

It seems like days but I am on my way

the right hand lane’s way too slow

but there’s danger in the left I know

start to pass and go too fast and before I know it

I glance up in my rear-view

the night lit up with red and blue

I cuss then pray for a little grace and that he’ll show it

from sea to shining sea

i’m stuck in the driver’s seat

feels like I’m going clear across the nation

40 miles aint that far

and it should take this long

so much further when your the destination

It seems like days but I am on my way

Until I get there

until we’re face to face

time moves lazily and slow

Once I’m with you

he promptly quickens his pace

time flies and it’s time to go

I hate when it’s time to go

get to making my way back home

burning gas on an empty road

I try and try to keep my eyes alert and open

Stayed much longer than I ought

even more exhausted than I thought

I fight and fight to keep my eyes alert and open

from sea to shining sea

i’m stuck in the driver’s seat

feels like I’m going clear across the nation

40 miles aint that far

and it should take this long

so much further when your the destination

It seems like days but I am on my way

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