Friday, December 28, 2007

Asleep at the wheel

It's an 18 hour drive for me to get home
Give me 18:05, I'll be at your door
I've been waiting so long to see your face
I've been waiting so long to put my hands around your waist

It's an 18 hour drive back to Omaha
And the whole way in my mind, I'll be singing our song
I've been waiting so long
I want to see you again.


I'm homesick for lovers that never love back.
I'll keep holding my breath until my lungs turn black.

I am Don Juan.
I am Don Quixote.
Leave me alone.

It's an 18 hour drive to get to your front porch
That's 18 full hours to plot my approach
I've got something to do, something to try
I'm so desperate I could cry

It's an 18 hour drive home from Michigan sleet
Maybe 17 if I don't stop to eat
You can go 3 days without water, 40 without food
But I just don't know how long I can go... without you.

I'm homesick for lovers that never love back.
I'll keep holding my breath until my lungs turn black.

I am Don Juan.
I am Don Quixote.
Leave me alone.

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