Driving With My Knees

Honeymoon At Hovenweep

Honeymoon At Hovenweep (lyrics)
thirty three years together
they didn’t need no piece of paper
there never was a doubt
it didn’t matter anyway
it was a magic carpet ride
hanging on since eighty nine
they had a deep mountain soul
and loved the high desert light
they pulled into Durango
where the nights are cool and slow
an evening walk in the rosy glow
I guess it blew their minds
they got married in the morning
didn’t need no diamond ring
big cake or drunks who sing
it didn’t matter anyway
laughing and smiling
they headed west no longer in sin
took a backroad out of Cortez
and there they were all by themselves
standing under a cornflower sky
the shimmering stillness made them feel so alive
newlyweds with hearts in hand
walking gently over sacred land

they had their honeymoon at Hovenweep
it was so mystical and oh so sweet
hugging under the Juniper tree
talking in silence about everything
they were the whole enchilada
that piece of paper meant nada
I guess it was the rosy glow
that really blew their minds

thirty three years together
another beautiful adventure
they didn’t plan it like that
it just happened anyway
no telling where they’re going
but they’ve been around
empaths riding with the clouds
no time for looking down
they didn’t need to tell nobody
what they did that day
they weren’t keeping it a secret
it didn’t matter anyway

they had their honeymoon at Hovenweep
it was so meaningful and oh so cheap
kissing under the Juniper tree
talking in silence about everything
they were the whole enchilada
that piece of paper meant nada
I guess it was the rosy glow
that really blew their minds

—C Driver