The Drive

One day you will be driving 75 miles an hour towards Cedar Key And Prince will be blasting on the radio And you will realize that it is quite possibly heaven You will drive to the edge of the water And watch the dolphins play You will swing in the swing -Front to back- And you will realize That your whole life was front to back Swinging front to back Like the world around you And when you realize this You will frantically start to swing Side to side And laugh at how easy it was Just to break free Break free and see the world Drink the wine Have the sex Meet the people Think the ideas That were forbidden for so long Occasionally you will look up To where God resides And smile Because there is no more judgement there Yes, when you wake one morning To the sound of rain falling Like music on the tin roof You will think of these moments Of fear and indecision Terror and grief And they will seem a small thing So small that you will wonder Why they ever seemed like Burning oceans of holy water Meant to smite you As you sit at the edge of the world (A new world you are creating) You will wonder what took you so long And why the fight to stay small Seemed like trying to hold on to An iron cross while running from a burning building- Hot and Heavy And on that day at the Faraway Inn You will put the cross down You will realize that the holy water Is only holy because you believed And that now You can believe in yourself