I Drove All Night

This song came to me when I talked to my boyfriend from the midpoint of his road trip today, and he said there was a part of him that just wanted to keep on driving (rather than stopping for some much-needed rest). We had a few moments during the long distance portion of our relationship where we considered getting in the car and driving through the night toward each other, but we never actually did that for practical reasons like busy schedules and time commitments.

Part of me loves the idea of it, though -- of the strength of the passion being enough to overcome bodily needs (like sleep):

I drove all night to get to you

Is that alright

I drove all night

Crept in your room

Woke you from your sleep

To make love to you

Is that alright

I drove all night

And that part of me feels a little sad we never made that happen, but I reckon that's the same part of me that wishes I didn't have to work but could just have all the money I needed and other similar ungrounded-in-reality kind of thoughts. Ultimately, I think we'll be better off having taken care of our own needs (and the needs of my progeny in my case) before coming together and I don't believe that has to dull the ardor one bit:

What in this world

Keep us from tearing apart

No matter where I go I hear

The beating of your heart

I think about you

When the night is cold and dark

No one can move me

The way that you do

Nothing erases the feeling between me and you...