Keep On Driving

Time spent driving automatically means time spent singing, too.

Today I was driving back home after a weekend in Paris, where I had copied a CD of the Wailin' Jennys onto my iTunes. All of the Krumichs are currently obsessed with this newfound band. Well, they just happened to have come up with the PERFECT driving song. Look it up!

There are no lyrics for it online, so I just typed them up. There are a couple spots missing and they are marked by "..." Let me know if you figure out what they are saying because I cannot decipher the lyrics!


Driving

I went out for the weekend
I drove off late in the evening
I watched as the pale moon covered the sky
The night was as clear as a cold lake
Counted the stars and my mistakes
...

And I’m driving
Keep on Driving
‘cause I’m trying to get home to you
And I’m crying
Keep on crying
‘Cause I’ve got such a long way to go

(Driving home in a snow storm from Seneca Rocks in WV)

I’m hypnotized by the white lines
Concrete and the highway signs

(Sign on St. John)

Nothing but my dreams.....


My heart keeps singing the same song
I’m restless and want to be in your arms
But the moon keeps coming at me
Keeps going on and on

(Our move to Lafayette, Louisiana in the summer of '09)

And I’m driving
Keep on Driving
‘cause I’m trying to get home to you
I keep crying, crying
Keep on crying
‘Cause I’ve got such a long way to go

(Same drive home from Seneca Rocks. The drive should have taken 3 hours, but took 7 due to the conditions)

Oh the sun is sinking slow
Oh why’d you have to go
Keep traveling, traveling along the dusty rode

And I’m driving
Keep on Driving
‘cause I’m trying to get home to you
I keep crying crying
Keep on crying
‘Cause I’ve got such a long way to go

(Sign at Maho Bay, where we went on our honeymoon)

Oh the sun is sinking slow
Well why’d you have to go
Keep traveling, traveling along dusty rode

Lalalalalalala

I enjoy a good drive as much as the next person, but they can get a bit long. This song helped pass the time.

This weekend was great because I got to spend most of the day on Saturday shopping with my mom and sister! We went to REI, which is our favorite store. There's always so much to look at, try on, and dream about. We also went to Potbelly's and got their yummy subs and mocha shakes! And there was lots of singing in the car. I love my time with them! It's always too short, but we have a week at The Pinery coming soon :)

Now off to metaphorically "drive" through the rest of the school year. This is the last week of school and I honestly wouldn't mind getting a speeding ticket for rushing through this week! With 6th grade orientation tomorrow and a field trip and a few awards ceremonies, this is a busy week. Bring it on!

I must admit that the last week of school does make me get a bit sappy and nostalgic. Students I've grown attached to fledge and leave my classroom for good. You hope and pray that the connections you made with them will have some impact on them in the summer, a year from now, or later. I'll share some of their letters from last week, in which they wrote about their growth as writers, at a later time.

For now, though, I will stop driving and park (like that CC ladies?). Until 6:45 AM tomorrow! :)