Letter to a Pretty Girl

Hey, hey, Carla
 It's a long way to Missouri
 From this highway
 East of Roanoke
 We had a moment
 That felt like summer
 Now in slumber
 I can see your smile
 We drive for miles
 Through corporate Ohio
 Rest stops in West Virginia
 Traffic in Washington DC
 But of all the scenes that I see
 Played out this window to the left of me
 The thought of you it shines
 The band plays on, I keep the time
 We play in the night time
 Awake before sunrise
 Wipe the sleep from my eyes
 Coffee my best friend
 You dance between classes
 Complete difficult assignments
 Wonder where the time went
 Out drinking with your friends
 We see a lot of beauty
 Some becomes ordinary
 Mountains, and canyons, and prairies
 Sunset over Chesapeake Bay
 Dear, dear Carla
 It's only that I'm askin'
 Make time more easy for the passin'
 If I knew I would see you again
 Of all the beauty that I see
 Out this window to the left of me
 The thought of you it shines
 The band plays on, I keep the time
 The time is marked, between the lines
 Hmmm... I keep the time