This boy he's a midnight driver    High roller and a soul survivor    She tried to send him on his way    He say, hey, I wanna stay    If you don't mind I'm hanging around    This girl's on the road to nowhere    She wouldn't say but another day there    It's not the role she's decided to play    She say, hey, don't wanna stay    There's no reason for hanging around    Take me where I wanna go running    Where the sea rushes up to the shore    It's a lonely place but I need the space    Want to let my feelings soar    Help me find the key to my prison    I've waited long enough to be free    I love you but I'm not really living    It's now how I want it to be    Listen, I know what she's like she's just a dreamer    But I'll win in the end I'm a schemer    Give her time she'll be on the phone    She's never gonna make it alone    Better leave the door on the latch    She'll soon be hurrying home    Oh Mother, it looks like I'm in for stormy weather    So I'd better get my story together    Got to make it good she's no fool    I'll take her in my arms, I'll be cool    Don't want to get her upset    I wanna make her forget    Take me where I wanna go running    Where the sea rushes up to the shore    It's a lonely place but I need the space    Want to let my feelings soar    Help me find the key to my prison    I've waited long enough to be free    I love you but I'm not really living    It's now how I want it to be    This girl's she's a real survivor    She don't believe in the midnight driver    So she's starting a brand new day    She say, hey, don't wanna play    It had to stop, so I'm going away    I'm going away    I'm going away