Please Turn Red....

And so one of my new favorite songs goes....

"I could drive
This road with my eyes closed
Know every part home
The three miles
My place to yours"

I could have you know. Straight down Euless Main St., turn right on Trinity Blvd, left on 157/Collins and then at the 2nd light there you were. Probably the biggest risk was "would my car start" or "did I have gas money". But I always knew it wouldn't have been that bad of a walk had I been forced to do so. And had I been forced to do so I would have just to get to you.

"I used to fly
And be at your door in a matter of seconds
You'd be outside waiting by the road"

Maybe you wouldn't be waiting by the road. But I knew you were anxiously waiting for me. Like we were so dying to see each other even though we had probably been on the phone or only apart for a few hours. If you called and said you were home, I wasted no time in getting there. Being with you was all that mattered. Being together was the only important thing.

"And we wouldn't mind getting lost
And at every light where the roads will cross
Thinking in our heads"

And once we did get lost. In all the years since then I have been so frustrated when I was lost, but not this time. This time seemed so romantic. So memorable. Like all that mattered was that we were together. No matter where we were (or weren't) we were together. Hand in hand as we drove. I know now after all these years that you weren't ever lost, you had to know where we were even then.

"Please turn red
Another light is another minute
Another kiss that you knew I meant
Please turn red

Grant me just another second
One more chance to gaze into those innocent eyes
Just another red light"

Have you ever thought what amazing car romance we have had. The holding hands. The rubbing of the neck. The kisses, the holding each other's arm. The light touch of your fingers on my forearm. And yes kisses at stop lights. I love to pull your head onto my shoulder while I drive, just enough to make it "hug-like". I long for a good red light.

There are a few more verses to the song. Some about bad times and good. Each finishing with the "please turn red" chorus. It so reminds me of us. It is very romantic.

However, it reminds me that after all these years so much is still true about us. All we want is to be together. We wait for moments we spend together. No time away is good time. We always want the other one around. That has not changed since I took that drive down Euless Main St to Trinity to 157/Collins. I think that is so nice. So amazing.

And the car romance continues to this day. We still hold hands. Still kiss at stop signs/lights. A trip to Madison or Chicago isn't a task, it is an opportunity for a "car date". Some quiet time together where we can listen to the songs on the radio and have some romance. It is one of those very cool "us" times no one else understands.

Wanna go for a drive?

You're the world to me. I love more than anything in the world.