Drive By
Jez Redfern

Drive by,
You look like a shadow belonging to the night,
Darkness' wings enfold you like the clouds embrace the sky,
And here I am,
Aboard my bike,
Driving by,

Sneer,
Flash a dazzling smile,
You grab your bike and ride along,
Chasing me,
This is more than fun,
This is a thrill,
Our souls blowing in the wind,
Alive for all to see,

Against the odds yet we made it,
Never thought you'd love me, yet you do,
A bad mistake is not what we are,
We are The Couple,
We rule these streets,
You and I,
We punish the roads we roam on,
We are known,
We are loved,
We are feared,
You and I,

Wanted – me and you,
We've done nothing wrong,
But I am what I am,
You are what you are,
Without you I am half,
With you, I'll still be half,
But there's nothing to be done about that,
That's just the way I am,

As long as you know,
That I love you completely,
And I'll hold your hand for eternity,
Then that's fine with me,
You know,
You're reading my thoughts,
Damn you,
You're always too smart for me,
But you always think I'm the smart one,
Strange,

Drive by,
Side by side, I want to glance a look at you,
Can't,
Roads are busy,
I do anyway,
You're divine,
You look like you're a part of that bike,
You look so serious,
So straight-faced,
You look… like you,

The evening air is doing wonders,
It's cleansing my soul,
The roar of my bike is like a harmony,
I wish I could just fall asleep,
To hear you sing a lullaby,

You glance at me,
Then swerve awkwardly,
It'll teach you,
Keep your eyes on the road,
You do,
You understand,
But you can't help it,
Neither can I,

Drive by,
The roads we used to play on,
The houses we used to live in,
The people we used to know,
In all its glory,
Do we miss it?
No,

We have each other,
I look at you,
You look at me,
Nod,
And we come to a slow stop,
We park,
We go over to a grass verge,
We sit,
Under a tree we sit,
And we wait,

Cars drive by,
Ignore,
We don't have time to watch the world go by,
My blood's intoxicated,
Always was – without my knowledge,
I burn with a brighter flame,
A blue flame,
Yet I get no extra credit from you,
I'm no spoiled child,

The sun is setting,
A halo of beautiful light,
The breeze ruffles your hair,
I see your emerald-eyes,
I lean in for a kiss,
Too late,
You turn to look before I collide,
Boom,
Lips on lips,
Perfect,

Drive by,
Cars honk,
People are whistling,
We're out in the open,
Who cares?
No one else knows me for what I really am,
So why should I care?

There's no one but you and me now,
People can watch,
People can stare,
But what will it amount to?
Take a picture – it'll last longer,

You smile,
You catch my thought,
We break apart,
You nudge me,
I shrug,
Well, the world does revolve around me,
I'm the princess remember?
And I know you have chocolates somewhere…

You glare at me,
The soulmate cord is telling you things,
Sly,
Very sly,
Now where's my present?

Drive by,
A limo purrs down the road,
Familiar faces at the window,
Jeering,
Calling our names,
Whistling,
The others,
Our soulmate friends,
They drive on,
Down the road,
Not coming back,
Now I'm serious, where is my gift?
You smile snidely,
He hasn't gotten me one…

Psyche.
You pull out a box,
I smile,
Sly,
Very sly,
Drive by,
The night is conquering the sky,
And here we are,
You and I,
Eating chocolates,
Ah, who cares?
One in your mouth,
One in mine,
Heaven,
Drive by,
One more kiss?
Ha, you and me, baby,
We've made it, all right.