[Intro]
G Em D C
G Em D C
[Verse]
G
She fakes a smile when she feels broken
Em
So many words go left unspoken
D C
Tries to pretend like there ain’t nothing wrong
G
Walks into school with her head held high
Em
But little do they know how she feels inside
D C
As she watches the days drag on and on
[Prechorus]
C G D
She tries to find a way to escape from all the pain
Em C D
That mom and dad can’t seem to recognize
C G
She’s tired of the weight
D Em
Got too much on her plate
C D
So she hops into her car to take a drive
[Chorus]
C G
Rolled down windows drivin down a backroad
D Em
Crankin up her favorite song
C
Don’t know where she’s headed
G
She don’t need directions
D Em
She’ll be driving all night long
C G
The sweet taste of freedom in the air that she’s breathing
D Em
Just trying to feel alive
C G
Ain’t no lookin back now, she’s gone off the tracks now
D Em
It’s gonna be a long drive
[Verse]
G
Daddy left home when she turned 15
Em
Nobody said life was easy
D C
Tear dried eyes staring at the ceiling
G
Mama went off and got remarried
Em
Lost her job and just stopped caring
D C
Heart gone numb to feelings not worth bearing
[2nd Prechorus]
C G D
She tries to find a way to escape from all the pain
Em C D
That no one else can seem to recognize
C G
She’s tired of the weight
D Em
Got too much on her plate
C D
So she hops into her car to take a drive
[Chorus]
C G
Rolled down windows drivin down a backroad
D Em
Crankin up her favorite song
C
Don’t know where she’s headed
G
She don’t need directions
D Em
She’ll be driving all night long
C G
The sweet taste of freedom in the air that she’s breathing
D Em
Just trying to feel alive
C G
Ain’t no lookin back now, she’s gone off the tracks now
D Em
It’s gonna be a long drive
[Bridge]
Em G D
Oh she’s got the wind in her hair
Em C D
These roads could take her anywhere
C
Cause there ain’t no destination
D
On the road that she has taken
[Chorus]
C G
Rolled down windows drivin down a backroad
D Em
Crankin up her favorite song
C
Don’t know where she’s headed
G
She don’t need directions
D Em
She’ll be driving all night long
C G
The sweet taste of freedom in the air that she’s breathing
D Em
Just trying to feel alive
C G
Ain’t no lookin back now, she’s gone off the tracks now
D Em
It’s gonna be a long drive