i woke up in new york city
from my sleep behind the wheel
caught a train to Poughkeepsie
and time stood still

she wrote me a letter from san diego
to qualify her luck
these flights connect through arizona
but i think i´ll stay stuck

so here i am
here i am
well i woke up in a car
i traced a way to fall
so i could see the mississippi on her knees
i´ve never been so lost
i´ve never felt so much at home
please write my folks and throw away my keys
i woke up in a car
i woke up in a car

i met a girl who kept tattoos for homes
that she had loved
if i were her i´d paint my body
until all my skin was gone

she wrote me a letter as we passed through rockford
she said she won´t forget
maybe i do maybe i don´t
but i know i haven´t yet

so here i am
here i am
well i woke up in a car
i traced a way to fall
so i could see the mississippi on her knees
i´ve never been so lost
i´ve never felt so much at home
please write my folks and throw away my keys
i woke up in a car
i woke up in a car

and maybe i could live forever
if that ever i had known
that you´d be waiting there whenever i´m alone

but here i am
well i woke up in a car
i traced a way to fall
so i could see the mississippi on her knees
i´ve never been so lost
i´ve never felt so much at home
please write my folks and throw away my keys

well i woke up in a car
i traced a way to fall
so i could see the mississippi on her knees
i´ve never been so lost
i´ve never felt so much at home
please write my folks and throw away my keys
i woke up in a car
i woke up in a car
i woke up in a car