Eisenhower is the father of the interstate highway system   And my song is just a way to pay a little tribute to him   On that road my true love and I rode from Ohio to Pittsburgh   And our separate cars gave me the time to think of ways to try and kill/kiss him   Our separate hearts beat out of time without someone to find the rhythm   When we held last night I thought I felt them simultaneously clickin'      I've got a thought in my head -   Would it really be so bad   If the tire exploded   Or if the car ran out of gas?   Would it be so so horrible    If we had to miss a few shows because   The car broke down in the countryside   And we had to spend the night there?   And would it be oh-unbearable    If we misplaced all our clothes when   We swam in the river and we had to hang out    in nothing but our underwear?   And would it be totally terrible   If we got a few hours off track when   We fell asleep in the grass at the rest stop where I once read      Eisenhower is the father of the interstate highway system   And so this song is just a way to say a little thank you (Thank you!) to him   On that road my true love and I rode from New York to Toronto   Our separate cars gave me the time to think of ways I could enthrall him   Our separate hearts beat out of time without someone to bang the bongos   On the last night I said, "I know you know exactly how my song goes"      Would you think it was stupid of me   To suggest that we don't get any sleep   Even though we're getting up a six AM    To drive all the way to Michigan   I've got a song in my heard   It says it better than I ever could have   Because I'd love just once to see you   I'd love just once to see you (I'd love just once to see you)   I'd love just once to see you (I'd love just once to see you)   I'd love just once to see you in the noon.