Driving in the Fog

 

Driving in the Fog

by Richard Lawry

The alarm goes off

Shattering the silence

Of the night

At three A. M

Seems I just laid down

On my comfy bed

Now, I'm on

My feet again

Pull on my clothes

Wash my face

And I stumble

Out the door

The fog glows thick

In the porch light glow

It's time for work

Once more

I know this road

Like the back

Of my hand

This morning

It's not the same

There's an empty road

And miles to go

But it's the fog

That is to blame

The night sky is

As black as coal

My headlights

Shining bright

They just don't seem

To show the way

Fog keeps

Swallowing the light

The high beams flicker

And blind my eyes

Low beams show

Only the glow

Of fog hiding

The countryside

In a surreal

Shadowy tableau

Driving slow

Hands gripping the wheel

You can't see far

It seems unreal

Foot by foot

The road appears

Faith is driving

Through your fears

The fog will lift

And skies will clear

You were never alone

Grace was here

Mile by mile

Along the way

All you had to do

Was pray

Cars drift past

With halo rings

Cocoons of

Ghostly silver light

The sky begins

To softly glow

Dawn will dissolve

The inky night

Moon so thin

It almost hides

It's evanescent radiance

The dawn has promised

A reprieve

From this

Foggy night experience

Driving slow

Hands gripping the wheel

You can't see far

It seems unreal

Foot by foot

The road appears

Faith is driving

Through your fears

The fog will lift

And skies will clear

You were never alone

Grace was here

Mile by mile

Along the way

All you had to do

Was pray

You won't see

What the future holds

Just the guiding line

Of the road you're on

But the fog will lift

And skies will clear

With faith in what

Lies beyond

Slow down

Steady at the wheel

Driving in the fog

Is by degrees

Slow down

Steady at the wheel

Dawn is closer

Than it seems

You can listen to the song as recorded by Faded Chrome at this link