Caroline Dare - 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