text: Well I found me a girl and I settled down
  In a pretty little house in a pretty little town
  We got married and promised never to part
  Then little by little we drifted from each other’s hearts
  Now I’m drivin’ a stolen car on a pitch-black night
  And I’m doin’ my best to make it through
  Well I’m just sittin’ down here at the Stanton light
  I wanna get caught but I never do
  At first I thought it was just restlessness
  That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
  But in the end it was something more, I guess
  That tore us apart and made us weep
  And I’m drivin’ a stolen car waitin’ on that little red light
  I keep tellin’ myself everything’s gonna be alright
  But I ride by night and I travel in fear
  That in this darkness I might just disappear
  She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote
  When our love was young and we were bold
  She said last night she read those letters
  And they made her feel a hundred years old
  There’s a river runs by that little town
  Down into the sea
  It was there in the shade I lay my body down
  As she flowed on so effortlessly
  Now there’s a party tonight out at County Line
  There’ll be dancing down at Seven Trees
  From these banks I can see those party lights shine
  Maybe she’s there, maybe she’s looking for me
  Last night I dreamed I made the call
  I swore to return and stay forevermore
  Once again we stood on the wedding steps at Victory Hall
  And walked arm in arm through the chapel door
  I can remember how good I felt inside
  When the preacher said “Son, you may kiss the bride”
  But as I leaned over to touch her pretty lips
  I felt it all slip away through my fingertips
  And I’m drivin’ a stolen car through a pitch-black night
  I keep tellin’ myself everything’s gonna be alright
  But I ride by night and I travel in fear
  No matter what I do or where I drive
  Nobody ever sees me when I ride by