I'm driving a big lazy car rushin' up the highway in the dark
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand's tremblin' over my heart
It's pounding baby like it's gonna bust right on through

And it ain't gonna stop till I'm alone again with you

A friend of mine became a father last night

When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light
Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines
And that great jukebox out on Route 39

They say he travels fastest who travels alone
But tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home


Is it the sound of the leaves
Left blown by the wayside
That's got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight

Is it the cry of the river
With the moonlight shining through
That ain't what scares me baby

What scares me is loosin' you

They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bed

But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head
And God's light came shinin' on through
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin' and born anew

It wasn't the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me
It wasn't the bitterness of a dream that didn't come true
It wasn't the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms

No no baby it was you
So hold me close honey say you're forever mine
And tell me you'll be my lonely valentine