Passenger Seat

Verse 1

I’ve been white-knuckling the steering wheel since I was ten

I drove around the cul-de-sac and did it all again

I’ve got a map that’s torn in half, a GPS that’s broke

And the engine is sputtering and blowing out smoke

My eyes are getting heavy and the lines are getting blurred

I’m looking for an exit but I haven’t said a word

I think I’m gonna crash if I go another mile

I haven’t seen the scenery in a really long while

Pre-Chorus

I’m a terrible driver, I’ve got to admit

I swerve in the lanes and I throw a fit

I’m trying to control what I can’t comprehend

So I’m bringing this solo trip to an end

Chorus

So I’m climbing over the center console

I’m giving You the keys, I’m giving You control

I’m sitting in the passenger seat for the ride

I’m lowering the window and watching the tide

You can drive fast or You can drive slow

I don’t really care where we’re gonna go

As long as You’re driving, the journey is sweet

I’ll be learning right here in the passenger seat

Verse 2

I looked in the mirror at the things in the trunk

I’ve been hauling around a whole lot of junk

Regrets from the high school, and fears for the job

And anger that beats like a heart within a mob

But now that I’m sitting here, watching You drive

I feel like the car has just come alive

You stopped at the dump and You threw it all out

You lightened the load without scream or a shout

I noticed the mountains, I noticed the trees

I noticed the way that the wind hits the leaves

Pre-Chorus

I’m a terrible driver, I’ve got to admit

I swerve in the lanes and I throw a fit

I’m trying to control what I can’t comprehend

So I’m bringing this solo trip to an end

Chorus

So I’m climbing over the center console

I’m giving You the keys, I’m giving You control

I’m sitting in the passenger seat for the ride

I’m lowering the window and watching the tide

You can drive fast or You can drive slow

I don’t really care where we’re gonna go

As long as You’re driving, the journey is sweet

I’ll be learning right here in the passenger seat

Bridge

Take the wheel

Take the heart

Take the whole thing apart

I trust Your direction, I trust where we turn

Even if the tires have to crash and burn

Just get us home