Keep Driving
we sit in silence
burning gasoline
staring out the window
on a city street
and we keep driving
no one says a thing
but no one really has to
because quiet is comforting
when I sit by you
and we keep driving
we head for a destination
miles and miles ahead
I see the traffic lights
and they are almost always red
and we keep driving
although people say
it's about the journey
i don't think I believe them
because our final destination
is where we wish to be
and we keep driving
we reach a railroad crossing
twenty miles later
and I hear the whistle of a train
sound its deafening blare
and we keep driving
you don't turn on the radio
and that I am grateful for
because if I hear the radio static
it will break the quiet
and I'll just long for silence more
and we keep driving
I saw a vehicle crash
a couple highways back
and I learn later
the driver died on impact
but he lived the best life he'd ever had
and we keep driving
after many left hand turns
and red stop signs
we finally reach our destination
and pull the car inside
although i wish it wasn't so long
the journey itself was worth it
because we finally made it home
to where we belong
all because we did it
we kept driving
