Drive-In Kiss

Friday night, I washed that old Chevy 

Put a little shine on the hood 

Picked her up at seven-thirty 

And told her she was looking good 

She slid across that bench seat smiling 

With her favorite sweater on 

We had two tickets and a little cash 

And the whole night still to come

We'd pull into that drive-in entrance 

And I'd start looking for a space 

Not too close to that giant screen 

Not too far from the snack bar place 

Somewhere back behind the middle 

Where the headlights wouldn't shine 

I'd say, "I think this spot looks perfect" 

She'd laugh and say, "You say that every time"

Oh, those drive-in kisses 

Underneath that summer sky 

A movie playing through a rusty speaker 

And her sitting by my side 

We'd watch the opening credits 

Then forget what movie it was 

There was nothing quite as sweet back then 

As those drive-in kisses, young love

That old speaker hung outside my window 

With a crackle in every line 

Half the words came through like static 

But we heard enough to get by 

I'd run and get us popcorn 

Two Cokes and something sweet 

Come back and find her smiling 

With her shoes kicked off her feet

That steering wheel was always trouble 

When I tried to hold her tight 

So we'd climb into the back seat 

Where everything felt just right 

That old bench seat was our kingdom 

And she was my teenage queen 

We had the finest seats in town 

For a movie we barely seen

Oh, those drive-in kisses 

Underneath that summer sky 

A movie playing through a rusty speaker 

And her sitting by my side 

We'd watch the opening credits 

Then forget what movie it was 

There was nothing quite as sweet back then 

As those drive-in kisses, young love

We kept a blanket in the trunk 

For nights the weather felt just right 

We'd spread it out beside the Chevy 

And watch the stars between the lights 

She'd lean her head against my shoulder

I'd put my arm around her waist 

And every time I went to kiss her 

She'd turn and meet me halfway

We didn't need a fancy restaurant 

Or money we didn't have 

Just a Friday night at the drive-in 

And a girl who made me laugh

Oh, those drive-in kisses 

I can still remember them 

The smell of popcorn in the summer air 

And her perfume on the wind 

That rusty speaker on the window 

That blanket folded in the trunk 

And the back seat of that old Chevy 

Where I first learned about love

Oh, those drive-in kisses 

No matter how the years go by 

I still remember looking for that spot 

Beneath the drive-in sky

Last time I drove past that old place 

There was nothing left to see 

Just an empty lot and faded sign 

Where our Friday nights used to be

But I could almost hear that speaker 

And feel her hand in mine

Funny how a drive-in closes 

But the kisses last a lifetime.