Drive on, drive on
The highway bright and long
The river's overflowing
The houses burning down
Drive on, drive on
The engine's hummed along
We kissed goodbye and drank up
Some hours before the dawn
We kissed goodbye and drank up
I'll miss you when you're gone
So throw me a line, throw me a line
My heart's underneath the sod on our feet
The windows are shaking and so are my bones
The world's going round, throw me a rope
A trumpet and a trombone still echoing in the hall
And bells ringing out at dawn
So hang onto me, hang onto me
The world's going round and time's cutting out
The headlights are swinging all over the lawn
So throw me a rope, throw me a rope
I knew you when I was young
The loveliest girl in town
I wish you were still around
I waited a long time, oh, for you
I waited a long time
I lost you
I was sleeping in the backseat when I got home
I was finally reminded
I lost you
The highway bright and long
The river's overflowing
The houses burning down
Drive on, drive on
The engine's hummed along
We kissed goodbye and drank up
Some hours before the dawn
We kissed goodbye and drank up
I'll miss you when you're gone
So throw me a line, throw me a line
My heart's underneath the sod on our feet
The windows are shaking and so are my bones
The world's going round, throw me a rope
A trumpet and a trombone still echoing in the hall
And bells ringing out at dawn
So hang onto me, hang onto me
The world's going round and time's cutting out
The headlights are swinging all over the lawn
So throw me a rope, throw me a rope
I knew you when I was young
The loveliest girl in town
I wish you were still around
I waited a long time, oh, for you
I waited a long time
I lost you
I was sleeping in the backseat when I got home
I was finally reminded
I lost you