Protective

Protective - Jay Legaspi

She laughs that silly drunken laugh

Ignores my tip and tips her glass

To sip the last droplet of what she needs

To leave here tipsy

And she pokes my cheek to signal me

Settled up we saddle in

I close the door on her side of the ride

As she starts reclining

And it seems sweet

Before I turn the key

And turn on the street she's fast asleep

And my goal is clear

Get her home safe

No hard brakes

No lead feet to beat all the traffic lights

No need to get high beamed or sirened

Or stopped for bad driving

Oh no

For the road's empty and I'm happy to be

Protective

To keep her with me

She will never know

The lengths I took to keep her comfortable

Halfway home she changes pose

And shifts her head from the open windo

And it's sublime with every passing shine

Of the highway lights

She'll catch my eye

And my goal is clear

Get her home safe

No hard brakes

No lead feet to beat all the traffic lights

No need to get high beamed or sirened

Or stopped for bad driving

Oh no

For the road's empty and I'm happy to be

Protective

To keep her with me

Hands on 10 and 2

To tend to her every move

From peripheral views that

With both eyes on the road

To keep both her eyes closed

And keep my hope that she doesn't know

And my goal is clear

Get her home safe

No hard brakes

No lead feet to beat all the traffic lights

No need to get high beamed or sirened

Or stopped for bad driving

Oh no

For the road's empty and I'm happy to be

Protective

To keep her with me