We drove all night to get to Corpus Christi My parents slept right through
They never missed me We were far from sleepin´ When the truth began to creep in That we weren´t goin´ home anytime soon
[2nd Verse]
The mornin´ light sure took us by surprise We grabbed our clothes Watched a beautiful sunrise We were one together And we must have talked forever And it was then and there I realized that
[Chorus]
(And) I don´t want to wait even one more night It´s hard to slow it down when it feels so right
Knees buckled, white knuckled We´re holdin´ on tight (holdin´ on tight) (We´re) travelin´ at twice the speed of life (Yea, yea, yeah yeah)
[3rd Verse]
We worked our way through college waitin´ tables Bought a little white house with a picket fence and cable I asked if he was ready To become a Mom and Daddy And then I found my answer in his eyes And he said...
[Repeat Chorus]
[Bridge]
Now, our oldest girl is almost grown She´s got a boyfriend of her own I heard her sneakin´ out with him last night And if she´s anything like me She´s desperate to be wild and free We know now it´s just a matter of time ´Til she says...