So this is how it feels in the front seat on a long, long ride It's getting late and Mama's tears are diamonds in the light Far from the snow On a Carolina road Packed to the brim, surrounded by breakable things And up ahead the skyline is spreading out its wings We're taking flight We're a comet in the night Passing houses on the interstate Full of families fast asleep And tomorrow the Sun will rise again On their unfamiliar street We're still wide awake, getting closer, I'm counting exit signs Trace my name in the window and take her hand in mine Without a sound Flying over foreign ground