Valentine's Day

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 losin' 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

Baby, it was you

So hold me close, honey, say you're forever mine

And tell me you'll be my lonely valentine