In “The Orville Peck Story,” presented by Billboard and Honda Stage, Peck explains the meaning of Drive Me, Crazy. “That song is about two truckers who are passing each other constantly, and they’re in love, and their story exists entirely on the highways,” he says.
[Verse 1]
No one on the highways tonight
Just you and me and the rigs we ride
Burnin' rubber wherever we go
Looking back at the orange glow
[Pre-Chorus]
Each tunnel we take, my heart on the brakes
The road doesn't matter, it's how you haul
We lost in '99 after all
You put up the cards just to watch 'em fall
[Chorus]
You always said you'd drive me
You always said you'd drive me crazy
Said it was you and me 'til we died
So hands on the wheel and let's drive
Buckle up and drive me crazy
[Verse 2]
Eighteen wheels and two headlights in the night
Just look straight ahead if you like it slow
Take guesses on exits, one has to be right
"November Rain's" on the radio
Tall tales we make up, our eyes on the road
Nothin' lasts forever, that's how it goes
Never thought I'd learn to love the snow
Breaker-breaker, break hearts, 10-4, daddy-o
[Chorus]
You always said you'd drive me
You always said you'd drive me crazy
Said it was you and me 'til we died
So hands on the wheel and let's drive
Buckle up and drive me, uh
[Bridge]
You shift on the gear, it's been a long year
We're droppin' the hammer, got places to be
No time for the past if you're speedin' by me
Breaker-breaker, you there? Keep me company
[Chorus]
You always said you'd drive me
Always said you'd drive me crazy
Said it was you and me 'til we died
So hands on the wheel and let's drive
Buckle up and drive me crazy
[Outro]
Hey, breaker
Saw you pass me earlier in the double
And I caught a glimpse of you looking in the mirror
Just thought maybe you saw me as well
And you could 10-22 in the rubber
And your lights are pretty faint now, red
Like red eyes in the distance, but
Those double lanes only come around so often
Drive Me, Crazy was written by Orville Peck.
Drive Me, Crazy was produced by Orville Peck.
Orville Peck released Drive Me, Crazy on Fri Aug 14 2020.