Track 10 of the album Amber Hours · 2021
Both Hands on the Wheel, Mama's Watching
by Nina Vale
“Learning to drive with Mama watching from the passenger seat. The horns are the nerves, and I'm the wheel.”
soul · driving soul · horn soul · 3:29
Lyrics
Sunday morning in the empty lot Daddy's old car and a heart that thumps a lot Mirror, mirror, check the seat Foot on the brake, I can feel my feet Mama's in the back with her hand on her chest Saying take it slow, baby, do your best The engine hums like a church choir I turn the key and I climb up higher Both hands on the wheel, here we go Easy on the gas, nice and slow Every road I've dreamed about Is waiting past the stop sign out Both hands on the wheel, hear me sing I can go anywhere, anything Mama's watching, Mama's proud Roll the windows down, say it loud Out of the lot and onto the street Green light shining, rhythm in my seat Every corner is a brand new view I used to walk, now the road walks too Thank you for the patience, thank you for the trust Thank you for the lessons in the dust Now I'm gonna drive it on home Never really on my own Both hands on the wheel, here we go Easy on the gas, nice and slow Every road I've dreamed about Is waiting past the stop sign out Both hands on the wheel, hear me sing I can go anywhere, anything Mama's watching, Mama's proud Roll the windows down, say it loud Mama's proud Roll the windows down