Stolen Car

Well I found me a little girl and I settled down

In a pretty little house, in a pretty little town

We got married and promised never to part

Then little by little we drifted from each other's hearts

Now I'm drivin' a stolen car on a pitch-black night

And I'm doin' my best to make it through

Well I'm just sittin' down here at the Stanton light

I wanna get caught but I never do

At first I thought it was just restlessness

That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep

But in the end it was something more, I guess

That tore us apart and made us weep

And I'm drivin' a stolen car waitin' on that little red light

I keep tellin' myself everything's gonna be alright

But I ride by night and I travel in fear

That in this darkness I might just disappear

She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote

When our love was young and we were bold

Bm Em

She said last night she read those letters

And they made her feel a hundred years old

There's a river runs by that little town

Down into the sea

It was there in the shade I lay my body down

As she flowed on so effortlessly

Now there's a party tonight out at county line

There'll be dancing down at Seven Trees

From these banks I can see those party lights shine

Maybe she's there, maybe she's looking for me

Last night I dreamed I made the call

I swore to return and stay forevermore

Once again we stood on the wedding steps at Victory Hall

And walked arm in arm through the chapel door

I can remember how good I felt inside

When the preacher said "Son, you may kiss the bride"

But as I leaned over to touch her pretty lips

I felt it all slip away through my fingertips

And I'm drivin' a stolen car through a pitch-black night

I keep tellin' myself everything's gonna be alright

But I ride by night and I travel in fear

No matter what I do or where I drive

Nobody ever sees me when I ride by