Notes on the Dashboard

Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh-ooh, yeah

[Verse 1]
You picked me up at seven, the sky was turning purple and gold
My sneakers on the floor mat of your daddy's old Silverado
You were talking 'bout the football game, looking at the road
I was looking at your profile, wishing I could be bold
The radio was playing something 'bout a small town broken heart
I knew right then and there, I was falling apart

[Chorus]
'Cause you're the sunlight fading on the cornfield rows
You're the only secret that my diary knows
And I'm just the girl in the passenger seat
Praying that the red light won't turn green
So I can stay here a little longer, in this dream
Yeah, in this dream

[Verse 2]
We stopped for gas at the edge of the county line
You bought a soda and laughed about the passing of time
You said, "We'll get out of here someday, chase the city lights"
But I'd trade the whole wide world just to freeze these nights
You wrote a note on a napkin, stuck it on the dash
Just a reminder to pay your brother back some cash

[Bridge]
And I almost said it when the rain started to fall
I almost told you that you mean it all
But you turned up the volume and started to sing
And I let the moment fly away on a dragonfly's wing

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
'Cause you're the sunlight fading on the cornfield rows
You're the only secret that my diary knows
And I'm just the girl in the passenger seat
Praying that the red light won't turn green
So I can stay here a little longer, in this dream

[Outro]
Now I'm walking up my driveway, turning back to wave
Just another memory that I'm gonna save
Notes on the dashboard, heart on my sleeve
Ooh-ooh... just the girl in the passenger seat.