From the recording Never Gonna Work In This Town Again
One snowy night in Chicago, Dann was channeling '70s songwriters and decided to write something The Flying Burrito Brothers might have played. The first version was more John Denver than Gram Parsons before we put our spin on it.
Lyrics
It's a sixteen hour drive back East and we start before day break
I'll take the first shift since I know I'll be awake
and the darkness melts away before we hit Mile Marker 1
in front me all I see are the foothills and the sun
And it will be your turn to drive once we cross the Great Divide
for now you're fast asleep on the passenger side
Dark clouds gathering behind I won't pay them any mind
We'll keep in front of the storm and and we'll make it home alive
Every mile thru the mountains brings more beauty than I've known
I should share with you but I prefer to see it on my own
with Painful on the stereo since I got behind the wheel
I sing with Georgia one more time "Do you know how I feel?"
And it will be your turn to drive once we cross the Great Divide
for now you're fast asleep on the passenger side
Dark clouds gathering behind I won't pay them any mind
We'll keep moving east and I know that we'll be fine
And it will be your turn to drive once we cross the Great Divide
for now you're fast asleep on the passenger side
Dark clouds gathering behind I won't pay them any mind
We'll keep moving east and I know that we'll be fine
We'll keep in front of the storm as we've done since before dawn
There will be nothing but clear skies before too long
There will be nothing but clear skies before too long
There will be nothing but clear skies before too long
Written by Dann Morr