The Sound of Cars

I hear the cars as they pass I can’t help but dream to jump in one And just make the ride last Ride until the roads blur And I don’t know the street names Or where I am Because then I will be home Until I am just another person traveling on this long road On a journey to somewhere I don’t know Until the few and far between stop lights lull me to sleep And the stars wish me safe travels as I rush by Until the car becomes the only friend I need To get to my future only based on me Based on what I want And what I need Until the car is my shelter And the open road becomes my home But until then I’ll lay in my bed And listen to the cars speed Knowing that one day I will make it to the open road And the unknown will become my home And that one day my future will only be for me Made of my hopes and dreams And not of those surrounding me And on that day I will stand taller and stronger than I ever have Knowing that all the cards I was dealt Lies on the broken roads behind me And the only cracks on the road ahead are where the flowers grow Where no matter how thick the clouds are the sun will still fight to shine So I’ll pack my sunglasses, and rain coat, and whatever else I might need On this journey to find me Because they’ll be days when the sun shines bright just for me And they’ll be others where I have my own personal rain cloud Because every once and a while you need the rain to wash away the pain To remind you of the dark days behind you Because the days ahead are so bright That you forget why you fought, why you’re here today, and why you still fight So when you hear those cars don’t dwell, don’t get sad Look farther down the road to the days where there’s more sunshine than rain Where the rain only comes to wash away To remind you how good you have it Because it is good You can’t quit the game before you beat the boss And save that princess trapped inside your head Because your life paves this road And this road is your journey And your journey has only just begun