I haven't listened to The Cars in years. In 1984 I flew home over Labor Day weekend to meet my new niece and to spend some time with my husband. My military career had me and the girls living in southern Arizona, he was still in Iowa with plans to join us after the first of the year.
He was driving me to the airport at the end of my visit and the song "Who's Gonna Drive You Home Tonight?" came on the radio. My husband reached over and turned off the radio saying he couldn't listen to it. He died drunk driving that December.
For years the song would reduce me to tears. Now I just don't put myself through it and I don't listen to any other song by The Cars because my mind goes straight to that song. That's a song that just cuts too deep.
He was driving me to the airport at the end of my visit and the song "Who's Gonna Drive You Home Tonight?" came on the radio. My husband reached over and turned off the radio saying he couldn't listen to it. He died drunk driving that December.
For years the song would reduce me to tears. Now I just don't put myself through it and I don't listen to any other song by The Cars because my mind goes straight to that song. That's a song that just cuts too deep.
I'm your huckleberry.
