I like taking new routes home especially roads I’ve never taken before on clear nights Tonight the sky looks like Crystals Diamonds Sparkling beyond the trees And I’m driving home From Kentucky and a sign says, “Golden Bayou” Who are they kidding? it’s just a creepy swamp And I’ve never felt an affinity for creepy swamps at night. But, tonight I’m going home a different way It’s late and I’m tired My eyes refuse to stay open So, I’m listening to every song on my iPhone’s playlist Every single one! Who does that? Large amounts of caffeine, Taylor Smith, and Three Dog Night Or is it Swift? I’m too tired to remember And I promised not to look at my phone when I drive. Well, whatever her name is She’s keeping me awake. For the moment anyway High energy rock Loud Must stay awake. This is farm country The Mississippi Delta Roads are straight, infinite lines that disappear into the horizon. Please keep me awake a little longer My old rock song Or new pop song – I don’t care which. Airplanes line up in the sky Like little school children Ready to go home landing pattern swings them just a bit into Arkansas Then a smooth touchdown in Memphis Happy people disembark. The Delta’s full of rice fields And I’m just a tiny speck To the sleepy passengers above or a grain of rice To a hungry bird Stars over Arkansas My journey home is interrupted a second time tonight By a passing train How does this happen? But at least the music is loud The caffeine does it job And the stars seem bright as day And I can almost hear the voice Of my sweet bride Welcome me home again.
