"Drive" lyrics
Idina Menzel, de'Adre Aziza, Zachary Noah Piser & Original Broadway Cast of Redwood Lyrics
(from "Redwood (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" soundtrack)
[JESSE:]
Go far, go faster
Stay calm and push the pedal down
But what comes after?
No clue, but just get out of town
In the rearview mirror
Watch the familiar fade to black
It's crystal clearer
There's no turning back
'Cause these memories
They flash in my mind, gotta leave them behind
But they find me in these shards of my life
Of my son, of my wife
And I still see
The sweetest smile from way back then
I don't want to think of him
I have to find
Somewhere else to be, where I'm no longer me
So I will drive
Down these broken lines, past the endless signs
Keep on going
Drive...
[MEL:]
Why won't you look at the photos, Jess? You can't run away from this!
[JESSE:]
Go straight and head west
Into the fire of the sun
No stops and no rest
Chase down the day before it's done
Keep your eyes open
Turn up the music to stay awake
Speed through the darkness
No, I will not break
[JESSE (MEL):]
And I need space (You should stay)
To feel what I feel, the start of our deal
And I need air (That's not fair)
So I can (start to breathe)
And I thought (we agreed)
[JESSE, MEL:]
But I hate her
We're strangers now
[MEL:]
I thought we were a team
[JESSE, MEL:]
But now our life seems like a dream
[JESSE:]
I have to find
Somewhere else to be, where I'm no longer me
So I will drive
Down these broken lines, past the endless signs
Keep on going...
I've never had the chance
To dance in rain before
And I've never had the chance
To breathe in air so pure
Under a boundless sky
I ask myself why I never had the chance
To say goodbye
I didn't say goodbye...
[MEL:]
No
[JESSE:]
Keep on going...
[MEL:]
Where are you going?
[JESSE:]
Keep on moving...
[MEL:]
Stop and take a breath, Jess -
[JESSE:]
Keep on searching...
[JESSE (SPENCER):]
Drive...
Drive... (Why can't I go, Mom?)
Drive, keep on going
[JESSE (MEL):]
Drive...
Drive... (We should let him do it)
[JESSE (SPENCER):]
Drive, keep on going (Why won't you look at me?)
[JESSE (MEL):]
Drive... (Look at him!)
[JESSE (SPENCER):]
Drive... (I'm going, and you can't stop me)
Drive, keep on going
[MEL (JESSE):]
We were young when we said forever (Drive...)
[MEL, SPENCER (JESSE):]
I thought we'd always be together... (Drive...)
[JESSE:]
Find
Somewhere else to be
Where I'm no longer me
So I will drive
Down these broken lines
Past the endless signs
I'll keep going...
Drive!
Go far, go faster
Stay calm and push the pedal down
But what comes after?
No clue, but just get out of town
In the rearview mirror
Watch the familiar fade to black
It's crystal clearer
There's no turning back
'Cause these memories
They flash in my mind, gotta leave them behind
But they find me in these shards of my life
Of my son, of my wife
And I still see
The sweetest smile from way back then
I don't want to think of him
I have to find
Somewhere else to be, where I'm no longer me
So I will drive
Down these broken lines, past the endless signs
Keep on going
Drive...
[MEL:]
Why won't you look at the photos, Jess? You can't run away from this!
[JESSE:]
Go straight and head west
Into the fire of the sun
No stops and no rest
Chase down the day before it's done
Keep your eyes open
Turn up the music to stay awake
Speed through the darkness
No, I will not break
[JESSE (MEL):]
And I need space (You should stay)
To feel what I feel, the start of our deal
And I need air (That's not fair)
So I can (start to breathe)
And I thought (we agreed)
[JESSE, MEL:]
But I hate her
We're strangers now
[MEL:]
I thought we were a team
[JESSE, MEL:]
But now our life seems like a dream
[JESSE:]
I have to find
Somewhere else to be, where I'm no longer me
So I will drive
Down these broken lines, past the endless signs
Keep on going...
I've never had the chance
To dance in rain before
And I've never had the chance
To breathe in air so pure
Under a boundless sky
I ask myself why I never had the chance
To say goodbye
I didn't say goodbye...
[MEL:]
No
[JESSE:]
Keep on going...
[MEL:]
Where are you going?
[JESSE:]
Keep on moving...
[MEL:]
Stop and take a breath, Jess -
[JESSE:]
Keep on searching...
[JESSE (SPENCER):]
Drive...
Drive... (Why can't I go, Mom?)
Drive, keep on going
[JESSE (MEL):]
Drive...
Drive... (We should let him do it)
[JESSE (SPENCER):]
Drive, keep on going (Why won't you look at me?)
[JESSE (MEL):]
Drive... (Look at him!)
[JESSE (SPENCER):]
Drive... (I'm going, and you can't stop me)
Drive, keep on going
[MEL (JESSE):]
We were young when we said forever (Drive...)
[MEL, SPENCER (JESSE):]
I thought we'd always be together... (Drive...)
[JESSE:]
Find
Somewhere else to be
Where I'm no longer me
So I will drive
Down these broken lines
Past the endless signs
I'll keep going...
Drive!
