The Naked Ride Home

[Verse 1]
Just take off your clothes and I'll drive you home I said
Knowing she never could pass on a dare
And knowing it sounded more desperate than reckless or bold
I just put it out there cold
Too far gone to care

[Verse 2]
My eyes on the road, she slid herself down in the seat
And a vision of paradise swung into view
Across those five lanes not one driver glanced over to see
The beauty known only to me
And a big rig or two

[Chorus]
On that freeway the light was receding
Her beauty, a sight so misleading
I failed to hear the heart that was beating alone
On the naked ride home

[Verse 3]
With the trace of a smile and that defiant look in her eye
She hurtled through space in a world of her own
And turning aside my caress spoke of all that she'd not yet done
As if I was the doubting one
Who would have to be shown

[Chorus]
But on that freeway the light was receding
Her beauty, a sight so misleading
I failed to hear the heart that was beating alone
On the naked ride home

[Verse 4]
She gathered her clothes and ran through the yard in the dark
Up onto the porch like a flash, and inside
And one room at a time
I watched every light in our house come on
Like the truth that would eventually dawn
Forcing me to decide

[Chorus]
But on that freeway the light was receding
Her beauty, a sight so misleading
I failed to hear the heart that was beating alone
On the naked ride home