As I Stand - North Dakota Lyrics

Well I've been drivin' from North Dakota
And I ain't gonna stop
Oh no
Oh no

Well I've been drivin' since North Dakota
And I ain't gonna stop
Oh no
Drivin' a hundred miles an hour
With a bottle of whiskey
'Cause I'm feelin' risky

I need to get away from every single day
That I was stuck in that entanglement
So I am drivin' away
Yeah, I'm drivin' away

Well I've been driving since North Dakota
And I ain't gonna stop
Oh no
Maybe I'm reckless
But I feel helpless
To put it in perspective

Can't see the road through the fog
But I won't stop drivin', no I won't stop drivin'
Maybe I'll hit a tree, maybe I'll come out clean
But I won't stop drivin', no, I won't stop drivin'

I drive on; yeah, I drive on
From North Dakota down through Mississippi
Arkansas, Tennessee; welcome to my reality
You caught me, I had a few
It's been a long time coming; this is nothing new
The struggles of the past
None of it has to last

Well I've been driving since North Dakota
And I ain't gonna stop
Oh no
You ask what struggles, you ask what entanglements
My wife cheated on me; I felt abandonment

I lost my job 'cause my mind went to shit
So I thought I would just leave; yeah, that was it
Found myself at the bar every night of the week
We tried to talk, but it was all doublespeak

I don't want to be negative
I just want to drive and be contemplative
On top of that, my kids hate me
I feel so crippled; could this all just be me
No one understands how hard my life is
How can anyone pull through this

So I drive on
Yeah, I drive on