Dark Side of Atlanta

Black man taxi driver, takes me where I wanna go Dark side of Atlanta, it's the only place I know I wanna ask him where he comes from, I'm afraid my fear will show I just ask him if it always this hard He mumbles back an answer that I wasn't meant to hear And pulls the meter forward as if to make it clear That there's no communication, we're both from different worlds And all he has to do for me is drive And I think of you so far away and alone I wonder if the distance can make us stronger Am I losing touch with time 'Cause still you fill my mind I don't know if I can hold on much longer, yeah Driver turns the corner and sings an old blues tune His voice so rough it mirrors all the pain that he's been through And I join him at the chorus in a voice that lets him know I understand Won't you please understand And I think of you the last time we made love The newborn break of day barely breathing And as the stars cleared from the skies We laughed until we cried But inside I knew I was leaving, whoa Rolled down the window and my head begins to spin Night time fever conquers all as the city rushes in Eyes in the rear view mirror, they stare right through my skin They ask me where I come from, I say the same place as him He nods not quite believing which is right He smiles and tell me, there'll be no charge tonight And I think of you so far away and alone I wonder if the distance can make us stronger, oh Am I losing touch with time 'Cause still you fill my mind As my mind goes on, as my mind goes on As my mind goes on to wonder