Drivin' fast along the icy road And the snow has just fallen Actually it's still falling It never seems to stop I look over my shoulder and make a circle through the rear window So I can see We're in a fish eye traveling backwards And nothing seems to mean anything I marvel at all the trees without leaves Standing naked in the snow Like they've lost something, too Like houses without roofs And there's a fire in the city just before we arrive The anticipation of my landing has left me perpetually awake As we approach the gate, I'm nervous As though I'm tempting fate Now that we're inside a calm takes over me and I begin to wonder where you might be I am wondering all sorts of things, these days Like [why] I'm getting permission from you to do what I know I need to To finish what I start Write it all down These un-spoken words from my heart