Drive

"Drive" is a 1984 song by The Cars, and their biggest international hit. The Song was written by Greg Hawkes and it's the third single from the band's Heartbeat City album, it was written by Ric Ocasek, and produced by Mutt Lange and The Cars. Lead vocals were by Cars' bassist Benjamin Orr.

"Drive" was The Cars' highest charting single in the United States, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On the Adult Contemporary chart, the song went all the way to #1. It also got to #5 in the UK singles chart, becoming their second biggest UK hit. it was re-released in the UK in 1985 (after the Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium), this time it charted at #4. The song was also a big hit in what was West Germany, reaching #4, and in Canada, reaching #6. In addition, it was famously used as part of the Live Aid concert in 1985, as the background music to a montage of clips showing poverty-stricken Africa. The song is about drug abuse.

The music video for the song stars, besides Ocasek and Orr, Czech-born supermodel Paulina Porizkova, who later married Ocasek. The video was directed by actor Timothy Hutton.

Released: September 1984
Genre: New Wave
Length: 3:55
Label: Elektra
Writer(s): Greg Hawkes
Producer: Mutt Lange, The Cars

Whos gonna tell you when,
Its too late,
Whos gonna tell you things,
Arent so great.

You cant go on, thinkin,
Nothings wrong, but bye,
Whos gonna drive you home,
Tonight.?

Whos gonna pick you up,
When you fall?
Whos gonna hang it up,
When you call?

Whos gonna pay attention,
To your dreams?
And whos gonna plug their ears,
When you scream?

You cant go on, thinkin
Nothings wrong, but bye,
(whos gonna drive you)
(whos gonna drive you)
Whos gonna drive you home, tonight?
(whos gonna drive you home)

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

Whos gonna hold you down,
When you shake?
Whos gonna come around,
When you break?

You cant go on, thinkin,
Nothins wrong, but bye,
(whos gonna drive you)
(whos gonna drive you)
Whos gonna drive you home, tonight?
(whos gonna drive you home)

Oh, you know you cant go on, thinkin,
Nothins wrong,
(whos gonna drive you)
(whos gonna drive you home)
Whos gonna drive you home, tonight?

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)