The Avett Brothers - Letter To A Pretty Girl lyrics

Hey, hey, Carla It's a long way to Missouri From this highway East of Roanoke We had a moment That felt like summer Now in slumber I can see your smile We drive for miles Through corporate Ohio Rest stops in West Virginia Traffic in Washington DC But of all the scenes that I see Played out this window to the left of me The thought of you it shines The band plays on, I keep the time We play in the night time Awake before sunrise Wipe the sleep from my eyes Coffee my best friend You dance between cla**es Complete difficult a**ignments Wonder where the time went Out drinking with your friends We see a lot of beauty Some becomes ordinary Mountains, and canyons, and prairies Sunset over Chesapeake Bay Dear, dear Carla It's only that I'm askin' Make time more easy for the pa**in' If I knew I would see you again Of all the beauty that I see Out this window to the left of me The thought of you it shines The band plays on, I keep the time The time is marked, between the lines Hmmm... I keep the time